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Bill Sykes initially delivers bouquets (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

noses

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'bouquets' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both man-made objects as well as being plural nouns.
Perhaps you can see an association between them that I can't see?

'bill sykes initially' is the wordplay.
'bill' becomes 'nose' (bill can informally mean someone's nose).
'initially' indicates taking the first letters.
The initial letter of 'sykes' is 's'.
'nose'+'s'='NOSES'

'delivers' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for noses that I've seen before include "Examines or detects by smelling" , "Organs of smell" , "Snouts" , "Olfactory organs" , "Schnozzles" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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