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Plant rejected a kind of strike after one fellow sacked (7)

Ross

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fuchsia

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'plant' is the definition.
(type of shrub)

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(Other definitions for fuchsia that I've seen before include "Ornamental flowering plant - reddish-purple" , "Tropical shrub with drooping flowers" , "One blooming" , "Flower; colour" , "Vivid purplish-red" .)

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