Mistress places importance on flowers (5-7)
I believe the answer is:
ladys-tresses
'mistress places' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't judge whether it can be defined by this definition.
'importance on flowers' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'importance' could be 'stress' (stress is a kind of importance) and 'stress' is found within the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
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