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Rebellious daughter visiting loves plant (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

oregano

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

'rebellious daughter visiting loves' is the wordplay.
'rebellious daughter' becomes 'regan' (I have seen 'Ungrateful daughter' mean 'regan' so perhaps 'daughter' could also mean 'regan'. I am not sure about the 'rebellious' bit.).
'visiting' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'loves' becomes 'oo' (two O's - 'love' means zero in tennis).
'regan' inserted inside 'oo' is 'OREGANO'.

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(Other definitions for oregano that I've seen before include "Pizza herb" , "Mediterranean herb" , "Herb used in cookery" , "Pungent seasoning leaves" , "Dried marjoram" .)

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