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Neat petticoat in primrose (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cowslip

'primrose' is the definition.
(I know that cowslip is a type of primrose)

'neat petticoat' is the wordplay.
'neat' becomes 'cow' (neat can mean cattle).
'petticoat' becomes 'slip' (I've seen this in another clue).
'cow'+'slip'='COWSLIP'

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for cowslip that I've seen before include "bloomer" , "Early spring flower" , "Wild spring flower" , "Yellow spring flower" , "Flower related to primrose" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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