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Boast pay can secure plant (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

crowfoot

'plant' is the definition.
(crowfoot is a kind of plant)

'boast pay' is the wordplay.
'boast' becomes 'crow' (crowing is a kind of boasting).
'pay' becomes 'foot' (as in footing the bill).
'crow'+'foot'='CROWFOOT'

'can secure' is the link.

(Other definitions for crowfoot that I've seen before include "flower" , "Aquatic plant related to buttercup" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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