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Flower is given behind their backs (4)

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I believe the answer is:

iris

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'flower' is the definition.
(iris is a type of flower)

'is given behind their backs' is the wordplay.
'given' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'behind' becomes 'i' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'backs' says to take the final letters (I've seen 'back' mean this).
The final letter of 'their' is 'r'.
'i'+'r'='ir'
'is' after 'ir' is 'IRIS'.

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(Other definitions for iris that I've seen before include "Film about writer _______ Murdoch" , "Flowers in the eye?" , "Woman" , "Camera diaphragm" , "is 21[WOMAN], perhaps" .)

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