Plant with many topical uses Crossword Clue

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(noun)
1. succulent plants having rosettes of leaves usually with fiber like hemp and spikes of showy flowers; found chiefly in Africa

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

TOPICAL (adjective)
1. of interest at the present time
2. pertaining to the surface of a body part
PLANT (noun)
1. (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion
2. buildings for carrying on industrial labor
PLANT (verb)
1. put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
2. put firmly in the mind

Hint 3: Anagram

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