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Flowery point made in a case of terrible agony (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nosegay

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'case of terrible agony' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'flowery point made in a' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'point' could be 'se' (SE is an example) and 'se' is found in the answer.
'a' is within the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for nosegay that I've seen before include "Old-fashioned posy" , "Gone, say (anag)" , "spray" , "Floral offering" , "Fragrant posy" .)

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