Hurries to get waterplants (6)

I believe the answer is:

rushes

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'hurries' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for rushes that I've seen before include "Moves hastily" , "Grasslike plants of wetlands" , "Hastens to these plants?" , "first prints" , "Grasslike plants in wet places" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.

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