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Flower beloved by prince? (5,7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sweet william

'flower' is the definition.
(sweet William is a kind of flower)

'beloved by prince?' is the wordplay.
'beloved' becomes 'sweet'.
'by' says to put letters next to each other.
'prince?' becomes 'William' (Prince William).
'sweet'+'william'='SWEET-WILLIAM'

(Other definitions for sweet william that I've seen before include "Plant with clusters of coloured flowers - WWI allies met (anag)" , "description Violet Elizabeth wouldn't have recognised?" , "Garden pink with clusters of vivid flowers" , "Garden pink -- Willie wet Sam (anag)" , "Flowering plant - Prince at sixteen?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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