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French flower? Sounds reasonable (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

seine

'french flower?' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'sounds reasonable' is the wordplay.
'sounds' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'reasonable' becomes 'sane' (similar in meaning).
'sane' is a homophone of 'SEINE'.

(Other definitions for seine that I've seen before include "Parisian river" , "Second longest river in France" , "French river -- type of fishing net" , "Paris river" , "Paris's river" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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