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After regrowth, last pair snip edges of privet so that it will flourish (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

thrive

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'flourish' is the definition.
(I know that flourish can be written as thrive)

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(Other definitions for thrive that I've seen before include "Grow strongly" , "Prosper, grow well" , "Succeed" , "Hit rev in order to prosper" , "Boom" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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