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Remove flower's root for nothing (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nil

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'nothing' is the definition.
(eg nil is zero in football)

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(Other definitions for nil that I've seen before include "duck" , "You get nothing" , "Nix, nada, nothing" , "Lacking value" , "Don't despair - . . . desperandum" .)

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