Something flowery appearing in early part of year, not November (5)
I believe the answer is:
sprig
'something flowery' is the definition.
'early part of year not november' is the wordplay.
'early part of year' becomes 'spring'.
'not' indicates named letters should be taken away.
'november' becomes 'n' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'spring' with 'n' taken out is 'SPRIG'.
'appearing in' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for sprig that I've seen before include "Grips with a small branch" , "Small stem taken from a bush or plant" , "Younger member of family" , "Tree shoot; headless nail" , "A tack; a little shoot" .)