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Posy of flowers, say, gone rotten (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nosegay

'posy of flowers' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'say gone rotten' is the wordplay.
'rotten' indicates anagramming the letters.
'say'+'gone'='saygone'
'saygone' anagrammed gives 'NOSEGAY'.

(Other definitions for nosegay that I've seen before include "pick of the bunch" , "Old-fashioned posy" , "Fragrant posy" , "spray" , "Fragrant bunch of flowers" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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