Part of a flower supporting a petal (5)

I believe the answer is:

sepal

(Other definitions for sepal that I've seen before include "flowery bit" , "Violet" , "Enclosing part of flower" , "Part of a flower - peals (anag)" , "Lapse about part of a flower" .)

I've seen this clue in The Washington Post.

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