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Alpine swedes lie all over the place (9)

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I believe the answer is:

edelweiss

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'alpine swedes lie all over the place' is the definition.
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'swedes lie all over the place' is the wordplay.
'all over the place' indicates an anagram.
'swedes'+'lie'='swedeslie'
'swedeslie' anagrammed gives 'EDELWEISS'.

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(Other definitions for edelweiss that I've seen before include "Ewe slides on the alpine plant" , "Alpine plant, celebrated in song" , "I weed less when this flower is around" , "White-flowered alpine plant" , "Sound of Music plant" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times (Crosaire) and the Irish Times.
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