Bit of a scar where cuts have been made in a plant (6)
I believe the answer is:
cactus
'plant' is the definition.
(I know that cactus is a type of plant)
'bit of a scar where cuts' is the wordplay.
'bit of a scar' becomes 'ca' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'where' indicates anagramming the letters (I've seen this in other clues).
'cuts' is an anagram of 'ctus'.
'ca'+'ctus'='CACTUS'
'have been made in a' acts as a link.
I am not very happy about this link. Some or all of it may belong to another bit of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for cactus that I've seen before include "plant, succulent one" , "Often prickly succulent plant native to arid regions" , "Prickly desert plant" , "Thorny desert plant" , "Drought-resistant plant" .)