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Flowers from the lady at the rest centre (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

irises

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'flowers' is the definition.
(type of flower)

'lady at the rest centre' is the wordplay.
'lady' becomes 'Iris' (woman's name).
'at' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'the rest centre' becomes 'es' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'iris'+'es'='IRISES'

'from the' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for irises that I've seen before include "Flowers found in the eye" , "Parts of eyes or flowering plants" , "Expensive painting" , "Flowers and parts of eyes" , "Flags" .)

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