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Flower seen in odd places in The Fens (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tees

'flower' is the definition.
(River Tees)

'odd places in the fens' is the wordplay.
'odd places in' means one should take alternating letters (letters in odd-numbered positions).
'the'+'fens'='thefens'
The alternating letters of 'thefens' are 'TEES'.

'seen in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for tees that I've seen before include "English river" , "Current" , "River on which Middlesbrough stands" , "Starting places on the golf course" , "Northern river" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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