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Waterlily collection goes to the States (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lotus

'waterlily' is the definition.
(lotus is a kind of waterlily)

'collection goes to the states' is the wordplay.
'collection' becomes 'lot' (lot is a kind of collection).
'goes to' says to put letters next to each other.
'the states' becomes 'US' (abbreviation for the United States).
'lot'+'us'='LOTUS'

(Other definitions for lotus that I've seen before include "Type of water-lily" , "Plant that mythically induces languor" , "Plant - yoga position" , "Water lily - fruit inducing forgetfulness" , "Kind of water lily" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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