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Plant
produced
by
a
scientific
institution
needing
external
funds
(8)
Plant produced by a scientific institution needing external funds (8)
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The definition is at the beginning of the clue.
How the clue works
The Plant here is a calabash. Take A plus LAB (short for laboratory, a scientific institution) and tuck it inside CASH (funds), as signalled by 'needing external' — so CASH wraps round ALAB to give C-ALAB-ASH.