Medium for growth (4)

I believe the answer is:

soil

(Other definitions for soil that I've seen before include "refuse" , "In which plants grow" , "Sully with earth" , "Earth for growing" , "Earth; stain" .)

I've seen this clue in The Washington Post.

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