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One interrupts lasses playing with Desert Orchid (6-7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ladies-tresses

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

'one interrupts lasses playing with desert' is the wordplay.
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'interrupts' indicates putting letters inside.
'playing with' indicates anagramming the letters.
'lasses' anagrammed with 'desert' makes 'ladestresses'.
'i' put within 'ladestresses' is 'LADIES-TRESSES'.

(Another definition for ladies-tresses that I've seen is " Variety of orchid".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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