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Wilt and fall over nothing (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

droop

'wilt' is the definition.
(I know that wilt can be written as droop)

'fall over nothing' is the wordplay.
'fall' becomes 'drop' (dropping is a kind of falling).
'over' indicates putting letters inside.
'nothing' becomes 'O' (looks like zero - 0).
'drop' enclosing 'o' is 'DROOP'.

'and' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for droop that I've seen before include "languish" , "Grow faint" , "Sag wearily" , "be despondent" , "Hang down loosely" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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