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Flower’s Victorian, leaf may be different (7,6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

african violet

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'be different' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot understand how they can define each other.

'flower's victorian leaf' is the wordplay.
'flower' is an anagram indicator (I've seen 'flowering' mean this (letters develop or 'flower' into another form)).
'victorian'+'leaf'='victorianleaf'
'victorianleaf' anagrammed gives 'AFRICAN VIOLET'.

'may' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for african violet that I've seen before include "House plant with hairy leaves" , "Inactive flora (anag) - popular pot plant" , "Flower" , "Popular house plant" , "Saintpaulia" .)

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