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Four
points
to
keep
plant
in
unlicensed
establishments
(8)
Four points to keep plant in unlicensed establishments (8)
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The definition is at the end of the clue.
How the clue works
The definition is unlicensed establishments — those illicit drinking dens. For the wordplay, four points gives you two S's, an E, and an N (the compass points S, E, N, S), and they're doing the "keeping" here, wrapping around plant HEBE to give you S-HEBE-ENS.