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Strikebreaker promises to pay for a plant (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

scabious

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

'strikebreaker promises to pay' is the wordplay.
'strikebreaker' becomes 'scab' (synonyms).
'promises to pay' becomes 'IOU's' (promises to pay a debt).
'scab'+'ious'='SCABIOUS'

'for a' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for scabious that I've seen before include "One blooming" , "Plant of the teasel family - covered in mange - so is Cuba (anag)" , "Bluish purple flower" , "Casio bus (anag) - plant" , "bloomer" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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