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Ordering a fancy flower for the border (3,6)

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I believe the answer is:

rio grande

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'the border' is the definition.
(part of the US-Mexico border)

'ordering a fancy' is the wordplay.
'fancy' is an anagram indicator.
'ordering'+'a'='orderinga'
'orderinga' with letters rearranged gives 'RIO GRANDE'.

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(Other definitions for rio grande that I've seen before include "Great river bordering USA and Mexico" , "US-Mexico border river" , "River boundary between the US and Mexico" , "Long river" , "Mexico-USA border" .)

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