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Toilet mostly clear after fellow flushed (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

florid

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

'toilet mostly clear after fellow' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'clear' could be 'rid' (synonyms) and 'rid' is found within the answer.
'fellow' could be 'f' (abbreviation - of a society etc.) and 'f' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'lo' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for florid that I've seen before include "Elaborately intricate" , "(Of language) flowery" , "Excessively ornate" , "Overly ornate" , "Elaborately ornamented" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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