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Flower that may create autumn riots, nothing less (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nasturtium

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'flower that' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both plants as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps you can see an association between them that I can't see?

'create autumn riots nothing less' is the wordplay.
'create' indicates an anagram.
'nothing' becomes 'o' (looks like zero - 0).
'less' is a deletion indicator.
'autumn'+'riots'='autumnriots'
'autumnriots' with 'o' taken away is 'autumnrits'.
'autumnrits' with letters rearranged gives 'NASTURTIUM'.

'may' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for nasturtium that I've seen before include "Garden climber" , "flowering plant" , "Common trailing plant" , "bloomer" , "ITMA's U-turn (anag) - flower" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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