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What might be picked from behind mostly (5)

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aster

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'what might be picked' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'behind mostly' is the wordplay.
'behind' becomes 'astern' (at the back or behind of a ship).
'mostly' means to remove the last letter.
'astern' with its final letter taken away is 'ASTER'.

'from' is the link.

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(Other definitions for aster that I've seen before include "bloomer" , "Stare at pretty flower" , "Stare oddly at the flower" , "Large daisy" , "Flower of the daisy family - rates (anag)" .)

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