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Sticky tapes securing small garden plant

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sweet pea

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'sticky tapes securing small garden plant' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'sticky tapes securing small garden plant' is the wordplay.
'sticky tapes' becomes 'st' (this might be a standard abbreviation which I don't know about).
'securing' is an insertion indicator.
'small' becomes 'wee' ('wee' can be similar in meaning to 'small').
'garden plant' becomes 'pea' (I've seen this before).
'st' going around 'wee' is 'sweet'.
'sweet'+'pea'='SWEET PEA'

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(Other definitions for sweet pea that I've seen before include "Climbing plant with pastel-coloured flowers" , "Climbing plant with butterfly-shaped flowers" , "flowering plant" , "Celestial source of fluctuating radio waves" , "Fragrant climber" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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