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Throw Lamb a flower (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lobelia

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

'throw lamb' is the wordplay.
'throw' becomes 'lob' (lobbing is a kind of throwing).
'lamb' becomes 'elia' (pseudonym of essayist Charles Lamb).
'lob'+'elia'='LOBELIA'

(Other definitions for lobelia that I've seen before include "Oilable (anag)" , "Herbaceous plant - boil ale (anag)" , "Five-lobed flower" , "Common garden plant; oil bale (anag.)" , "Showy garden flower" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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