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The Clue

Plants hated by hay-fever sufferers (8 letter answer)

The Answer

RAGWEEDS

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Notes

The answer RAGWEEDS is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.

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Definition

RAGWEED as a noun:

1. (ragwort, tansy ragwort, ragweed, benweed, Senecio jacobaea) = widespread European weed having yellow daisylike flowers; sometimes an obnoxious weed and toxic to cattle if consumed in quantity
2. (ragweed, ambrosia, bitterweed) = any of numerous chiefly North American weedy plants constituting the genus Ambrosia that produce highly allergenic pollen responsible for much hay fever and asthma