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Wild lily, rare, in chaff (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

raillery

'chaff' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'wild lily rare' is the wordplay.
'wild' is an anagram indicator.
'lily'+'rare'='lilyrare'
'lilyrare' with letters rearranged gives 'RAILLERY'.

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for raillery that I've seen before include "Good-humoured teasing" , "Light teasing repartee" , "(Example of) banter" , "Playful satire" , "Badinage" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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