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Ring up about island flower (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lilac

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'island flower' is the definition.
'lilac' can be an answer for 'flower' (I've seen this before). I am not sure about the 'island' bit.

'ring up about' is the wordplay.
'ring up' becomes 'lila' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'about' becomes 'c' (abbreviation for 'circa').
'lila'+'c'='LILAC'

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(Other definitions for lilac that I've seen before include "Shrub with fragrant pink, purple or white flowers" , "Genus Syringa shrub" , "Light purple - flowering tree" , "Shrub with fragrant purplish or white flowers" , "Tree with purple or white flowers" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun and The Telegraph.
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