The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word DAISY
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result DAISY
- Girl is in time
- Woman on sailing vessel a cricketer’s shot
- Female subject of an old song cycle
- Flower ending in display behind platform
- It’s delivered along the ground air ducts, yet to be processed
- Bloomer on ship getting delivery grounded?
- Flower that’s fresh, comparatively speaking
- Female conveyed by old song cycle
- A bloomer, I’d say, in a way
- Flower in Canada is yellow
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The straight part
We know that "Flower that’s fresh, comparatively speaking" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case flower that’s fresh, comparatively speaking = daisy.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does DAISY mean?
DAISY noun- A wild flowering plant Bellis perennis of the Asteraceae family, with a yellow head and white petals
- Many other flowering plants of various species.
- A boot or other footwear.