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Plant I stuck in weedless ground (9)

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edelweiss

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'plant i stuck in weedless ground' is the definition.
'edelweiss' can be an answer for 'plant' (I've seen this before). I'm not certain of the 'i stuck in weedless ground' bit.

'i stuck in weedless ground' is the wordplay.
'stuck in' is an insertion indicator.
'ground' indicates an anagram (grind the letters ).
'weedless' is an anagram of 'edelwess'.
'i' placed inside 'edelwess' is 'EDELWEISS'.

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(Other definitions for edelweiss that I've seen before include "Perennial Alpine plant -- we see lids (anag)" , "Swedes lie about small white flower in Switzerland" , "White-flowered alpine plant" , "Sound of Music plant" , "high growth" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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