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Awfully mean one has the pretty flower (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

anemone

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'the pretty flower' is the definition.
'anemone' can be an answer for 'flower' (anemone is a kind of flower). I'm not certain of the 'the pretty' bit.

'awfully mean one' is the wordplay.
'awfully' indicates an anagram.
'mean' is an anagram of 'anem'.
'anem'+'one'='ANEMONE'

'has' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for anemone that I've seen before include "Windflower - sea creature" , "Kind of buttercup with white or coloured flowers" , "Sea creature, also flower" , "Growth" , "Flowering plant - mean one (anag)" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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