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Plate shaped like part of flower (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

petal

'part of flower' is the definition.
(I know that petal is part of corolla)

'plate shaped' is the wordplay.
'shaped' indicates an anagram.
'plate' anagrammed gives 'PETAL'.

'like' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for petal that I've seen before include "Floral segment" , "Flowery term of endearment?" , "Brightly-coloured part of flower" , "Plate (anag.)" , "A bit of flower" .)

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