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Part of flower outside wilts when denied one form of support (8)

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I believe the answer is:

pedestal

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'form of support' is the definition.
(I know that pedestal is a type of support)

'part of flower outside wilts when' is the wordplay.
'part of flower' becomes 'petal ' (I've seen this before).
'outside' is an insertion indicator.
'wilts when' becomes 'des' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'petal' going around 'des' is 'PEDESTAL'.

'denied one' acts as a link.
This may not be correct. Some or all of it may be part of another bit of the clue.

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(Other definitions for pedestal that I've seen before include "Desk drawer unit" , "Column support, on which one is worshipped" , "Those worshipped are put on one" , "Plinth, base" , "A statue stands on it" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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