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One ascends to find flowers (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

irises

'flowers' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'one ascends' is the wordplay.
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral**).
'ascends' becomes 'rises' (rising is a kind of ascending).
'i'+'rises'='IRISES'

'to find' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for irises that I've seen before include "Flowers and parts of eyes" , "Plants with sword-shaped leaves" , "Flowers found in the eye" , "blooms" , "Flags" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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