The Mayflower, behind a bar in Russia? (8,7)
I believe the answer is:
trailing arbutus
'the mayflower' is the definition.
('trailing arbutus' can be a synonym of 'mayflower')
'behind a bar in russia?' is the wordplay.
'behind' becomes 'trailing' (synonyms).
'a bar in russia?' becomes 'arbutus' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'trailing'+'arbutus'='TRAILING ARBUTUS'
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I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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