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Plate shaped like part of bloom (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

petal

'part of bloom' is the definition.

'plate shaped' is the wordplay.
'shaped' indicates an anagram.
'plate' with letters rearranged gives 'PETAL'.

'like' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for petal that I've seen before include "Colourful flower part" , "A bit of a bloomer" , "part taken from stock?" , "One piece of corolla" , "Part of a flowers corolla" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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