Spiny succulents (5)
I believe the answer is:
cacti
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">spiny succulents</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for cacti that I've seen before include "Features of westerns" , "Spiny succulent plants" , "Plants of dry regions" , "Desert features" , "Spiky desert plants in plural" .)