Possibly eclipsed without small stalk (7)

I believe the answer is:

pedicel

'stalk' is the definition.
(I know that pedicel is a type of stalk)

'possibly eclipsed without small' is the wordplay.
'possibly' indicates anagramming the letters.
'without' indicates named letters should be taken away.
'small' becomes 's' (abbreviation - e.g. clothes size).
'eclipsed' with 's' taken away is 'ecliped'.
'ecliped' anagrammed gives 'PEDICEL'.

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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