What does the cryptic crossword clue "Plant with unusual base fashionable we hear (12)" mean?

The definition is "Plant". The wordplay uses an anagram. anagram of WITH (synonym="unusual") + CURRANT (synonym="sounds like [we hear] CURRENT [up-to-date; fashionable]") + E (synonym="base [of natural logarithms] + CURRANT ( sounds like [we hear] CURRENT [up-to-date; fashionable]") = WHITECURRANT The answer is WHITECURRANT.

Plant with unusual base fashionable we hear (12)

Independent Cryptic #11892 | 10 Down | 2024-11-20 flower

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