Landing spot for a bee (5)

I believe the answer is:

petal

(Other definitions for petal that I've seen before include "A bit of flower" , "Flowery term of endearment?" , "Part of flag" , "Floral leaf" , "part of seven [VIOLA]" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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