Hen met grub, spoiling one's gift in the garden (5,5)

I believe the answer is:

green thumb

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'one's gift in the garden' is the definition.
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'hen met grub spoiling' is the wordplay.
'spoiling' indicates an anagram.
'hen'+'met'+'grub'='henmetgrub'
'henmetgrub' with letters rearranged gives 'GREEN THUMB'.

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