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Daisy's back into phoney exoticism (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

oxeye

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

'back into phoney exoticism' is the wordplay.
'back' says the letters should be written in reverse.
'into' says the answer is hidden in the clue.
'eyexo' can be found hidden inside 'phoney exoticism'.
'eyexo' reversed gives 'OXEYE'.

(Other definitions for oxeye that I've seen before include "Daisy plant" , "Kind of daisy" , "Plant with daisy-like flowers" , "Wild chrysanthemum" , "White and yellow daisy" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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