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Cut flower for the platform (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dais

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'platform' is the definition.
(dais is a kind of platform)

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(Other definitions for dais that I've seen before include "Said to be a low platform" , "stand" , "stepping up here?" , "Speaker's raised platform" , "Throne platform" .)

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