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Plant in a container like this (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

acanthus

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

'a container like this' is the wordplay.
'container' becomes 'can' (can is a kind of container).
'like this' becomes 'thus' (I've seen this before).
'a'+'can'+'thus'='ACANTHUS'

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for acanthus that I've seen before include "Leaf, sometimes carved on furniture" , "Plant with prickly leaves" , "Kind of leaves" , "Prickly-leaved plant" , "Widely grown Mediterranean plant with spiny leaves" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun, The Telegraph and The Times.
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