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Male members search carefully for pot plant (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cockscomb

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

'male members search' is the wordplay.
'male members' becomes 'cocks' (cock is a kind of member. I am not sure about the 'male' bit.**).
'search' becomes 'comb' (combing is a kind of searching).
'cocks'+'comb'='COCKSCOMB'

'carefully for pot' is the link.
This may not be correct. Some or all of it may be part of another bit of the clue.

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(Other definitions for cockscomb that I've seen before include "Bird's crest" , "Rooster's crest" , "one that makes a crow" , "Capital feature of bird" , "Crest on domestic fowl" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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