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Wild flower from the Guardian is spotted in Leeds, perhaps (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

edelweiss

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'wild flower' is the definition.
(edelweiss is a kind of wild flower)

'from the guardian is spotted in leeds perhaps' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'from' could be 'e' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'e' is found within the answer.
'is' is present in the answer.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for edelweiss that I've seen before include "Alpine plant, celebrated in song" , "Sound of Music plant" , "White-flowered alpine plant" , "Alpine flower - "The Sound of Music" song" , "I weed less when this flower is around" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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