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House plant's site? In a pot, strangely! (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

poinsettia

'house plant's' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'site? in a pot strangely' is the wordplay.
'strangely' is an anagram indicator.
'site'+'in'+'a'+'pot'='siteinapot'
'siteinapot' with letters rearranged gives 'POINSETTIA'.

(Other definitions for poinsettia that I've seen before include "American plant" , "Shrub often given at Christmas" , "Plant with showy bracts, usu. red, pink or white" , "Ornamental house plant" , "Flower popular at Christmas" .)

I've seen this clue in The Everyman puzzle in The Observer.
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