Having pocketed ring, Maud fell awkwardly on forest floor, it appears (4,5)

I believe the answer is:

leaf mould

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'forest floor it appears' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'having pocketed ring maud fell awkwardly' is the wordplay.
'having pocketed' is an insertion indicator.
'ring' becomes 'O' (O is the shape of a ring).
'awkwardly' indicates anagramming the letters.
'maud'+'fell'='maudfell'
'maudfell' with letters rearranged gives 'leafmuld'.
'o' inserted into 'leafmuld' is 'LEAF-MOULD'.

'on' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for leaf mould that I've seen before include "fertiliser" , "Humus" , "Soil of decayed foliage" , "Compost" , "Am doleful (anag.)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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