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Flower or kitchenware given to youth leader (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pansy

'flower' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'kitchenware given to youth leader' is the wordplay.
'kitchenware' becomes 'pans' (I've seen this in another clue).
'given to' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'youth leader' becomes 'y' (I've seen this in other clues).
'pans'+'y'='PANSY'

'or' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for pansy that I've seen before include "Colourful garden flower" , "Rich-coloured flower with summer and winter varieties" , "Cultivated viola" , "Flower - effeminate person" , "Species of violet" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.
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