Part of flower — and of date palm (5)

I believe the answer is:

tepal

'part of flower' is the definition.
(botanical term)

'of date palm' is the wordplay.
'of' says the answer is hidden in the clue.
'TEPAL' is hidden in the letters of 'date palm'.

'and' acts as a link.

(Another definition for tepal that I've seen is " A bit of flower".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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