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Flowers in roses I rightly pulled up (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

irises

'flowers' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'in roses i rightly pulled up' is the wordplay.
'in' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue.
'pulled up' says the letters should be written backwards.
'sesiri' is hidden within 'roses i rightly'.
'sesiri' back-to-front is 'IRISES'.

(Other definitions for irises that I've seen before include "Flags" , "Flowers found in the eye" , "Expensive painting" , "Is sire in favour of flowers?" , "Coloured membranes in eyes, or showy flowers" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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