What does the cryptic crossword clue "Ninth drought and one will be suffering — crops being this? (4,2,3,6)" mean?

The definition is "crops being this?". The wordplay uses an anagram. anagram of NINTH + DROUGHT + ONE = THINONTHEGROUND; definition: "— crops being this?" The answer is THINONTHEGROUND.

Ninth drought and one will be suffering — crops being this? (4,2,3,6)

Guardian Cryptic #29102 | 8 Down | 2023-06-21 flower

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