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Sacred flower for all to see in quite a bunch (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lotus

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

'for all to see in quite a bunch' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'see' could be 'lo' (archaic exclamation meaning 'look!') and 'lo' is found in the answer.
'for all' could be 'u' (Universal film certificate - suitable for all) and 'u' is present in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for lotus that I've seen before include "Mythological fruit - lily" , "Plant widely regarded as sacred" , "Mythical fruit inducing state of luxurious dreaminess" , "Sacred waterlily" , "One of the lilies" .)

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