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Fold in a petal, possibly (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pleat

'fold' is the definition.
(I know that pleat is a type of fold)

'a petal possibly' is the wordplay.
'possibly' indicates anagramming the letters.
'petal' with letters rearranged gives 'PLEAT'.

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for pleat that I've seen before include "Double fold in a garment" , "Fold formed in fabric" , "Gather" , "Leapt (anag)" , "Crease" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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