Pupil's surrounding (4)

I believe the answer is:

iris

(Other definitions for iris that I've seen before include "Bright flower or eye part" , "Garden flower - part of eye" , "Flag - surrounding pupil" , "Lily" , "Camera diaphragm" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times.

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