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A flower sprung up (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

arose

'sprung up' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'a flower' is the wordplay.
'flower' becomes 'rose' (I've seen this before).
'a'+'rose'='AROSE'

(Other definitions for arose that I've seen before include "Emerged from" , "Originated (from)" , "''. ... by any other name would smell as sweet'' (Romeo and Juliet)" , "appeared" , "Came about" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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