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Ram perhaps caught up in meadow flower (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

buttercup

'meadow flower' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'ram perhaps caught up' is the wordplay.
'ram perhaps' becomes 'butter' (an animal that butts).
'caught' becomes 'c' (cricket abbreviation).
'butter'+'c'+'up'='BUTTERCUP'

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for buttercup that I've seen before include "Common grassland plant, poisonous to livestock" , "Flowering plant" , "Dockside seller" , "Bright yellow flower" , "Weed with rich yellow flowers" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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