Flower put on garlands also by priest (9)
I believe the answer is:
dandelion
'flower' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'on garlands also by priest' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'on' is present in the answer.
'also' could be 'and' (both can mean in addition) and 'and' is found in the answer.
'priest' could be 'eli' (biblical figure) and 'eli' is located in the answer.
A single letter 'd' remains which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'put' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for dandelion that I've seen before include "Wild flower with serrated leaves" , "Wild plant with "clock"" , "Weed with deeply incised leaves" , "salad plant" , "Common yellow-flowered weed" .)