The lady almost polishes plants (6)
I believe the answer is:
shrubs
'plants' is the definition.
The answer is an example.
'the lady almost polishes' is the wordplay.
'the lady' becomes 'she' ('she' refers to a woman).
'almost' means to remove the last letter (most of the word but not all of it).
'polishes' becomes 'rubs' (I've seen this in another clue).
'she' with its final letter taken off is 'sh'.
'sh'+'rubs'='SHRUBS'
(Other definitions for shrubs that I've seen before include "low-growing bushes" , "Low woody perennials" , "Low, woody, perennial plants" , "Small woody plants and bushes" , "Low-growing woody plants" .)