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Chap certainly not into flower, strong smeller? (5,4)

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I believe the answer is:

roman nose

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'chap certainly not' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'flower strong smeller?' is the wordplay.
'flower' becomes 'r' (abbreviation).
'strong' becomes 'oman' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'smeller?' becomes 'nose' (I've seen this in another clue).
'r'+'oman'+'nose'='ROMAN NOSE'

'into' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for roman nose that I've seen before include "feature with bridge" , "prominent Italian feature" , "outstanding feature" , "personal feature" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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