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Duke gets poor return for flag (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

droop

'flag' is the definition.
(I know that flag can be written as droop)

'duke gets poor return' is the wordplay.
'duke' becomes 'd' (abbreviation).
'gets' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'return' is a reversal indicator.
'poor' in reverse letter order is 'roop'.
'd'+'roop'='DROOP'

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for droop that I've seen before include "sink" , "lose heart" , "male problem?" , "Grow faint" , "Sag downwards" .)

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