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Start of European flower festival (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

easter

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

'start of european flower' is the wordplay.
'start of' suggests taking the first letters.
'flower' becomes 'aster' (aster is a kind of flower**).
The first letter of 'european' is 'e'.
'e'+'aster'='EASTER'

(Other definitions for easter that I've seen before include "Egg-rolling time" , "Christian festival in Spring" , "festival time" , "- Day; - bunny" , "Sort of tide" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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