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A flower can make you stare wildly (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

aster

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'a flower' is the definition.
(type of flower)

'stare wildly' is the wordplay.
'wildly' indicates anagramming the letters.
'stare' is an anagram of 'ASTER'.

'can make you' acts as a link.
I am not very happy about this link. Some or all of it may belong to another bit of the clue.

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(Other definitions for aster that I've seen before include "bloomer" , "eg Michaelmas daisy" , "Stare (anag.)" , "Garden plant" , "(Starlike) flower" .)

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