Did offal recipe require a flower? (8)

I believe the answer is:

daffodil

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'a flower?' is the definition.
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'did offal recipe' is the wordplay.
'recipe' indicates an anagram.
'did'+'offal'='didoffal'
'didoffal' with letters rearranged gives 'DAFFODIL'.

'require' acts as a link.
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(Other definitions for daffodil that I've seen before include "national symbol" , "Popular yellow flower of spring - ask Wordsworth" , "Yellow bloom" , "Yellow narcissus" , "Type of 24 across" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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