A bristle-like appendage on plants like barley (3)

I believe the answer is:

awn

(Other definitions for awn that I've seen before include "Bristles" , "Bristle in flowering part of some grasses" , "Beard of cereal" , "Grass "beard"" , "Bristle-like appendage on grass" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sunday Times.

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