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Daisy, cow, internally cross with attention (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

oxeye

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'daisy' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'cow internally cross with attention' is the wordplay.
'internally' indicates the central letters.
'cross with' becomes 'x' (X is cross-shaped. I am not sure about the 'with' bit.).
'attention' becomes 'eye' (eye is a kind of attention).
The middle letter of 'cow' is 'o'.
'o'+'x'+'eye'='OXEYE'

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(Other definitions for oxeye that I've seen before include "Daisy plant" , "Type of daisy" , "Flowering herb" , "Wild chrysanthemum" , "Kind of daisy" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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