Citizen cutting flower, with permission (7)
I believe the answer is:
licitly
'citizen cutting flower with permission' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'citizen cutting flower' is the wordplay.
'citizen' becomes 'cit' (old-fashioned abbreviation for citizen).
'cutting' is an insertion indicator (some letters cut their way into a word).
'flower' becomes 'lily' (I've seen this before).
'cit' inserted within 'lily' is 'LICITLY'.
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