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Bays you might look to or rest on (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

laurels

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'bays' is the definition.
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'you might look to or rest on' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'you' could be 'u' (commonly used in online communication) and 'u' is located in the answer.
'look' could be 'la' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'la' is found within the answer.
'on' could be 're' ('on' can be mean 'with reference to') and 're' is located in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for laurels that I've seen before include "Honours" , "Bay's" , "Woven foliage of the bay tree" , "Victor's crown" , "Allures with emblems of victory" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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