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Asian flower perhaps has repute (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

euphrates

'asian flower' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'perhaps has repute' is the wordplay.
'perhaps' is an anagram indicator.
'has'+'repute'='hasrepute'
'hasrepute' anagrammed gives 'EUPHRATES'.

(Other definitions for euphrates that I've seen before include "running water in SW Asia" , "River joining the Tigris" , "current in the Middle East?" , "Asian river" , "running water in Iraq" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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