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Flower raised near tub gets clipped on plot on the other side (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

opposite

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'on the other side' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for opposite that I've seen before include "Directly across from" , "Oppose it, being faced against" , "Antithetical, vis-a-vis at" , "reverse, in fact" , "Corresponding" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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