Bed hogs, at times (5)

I believe the answer is:

weeds

(Other definitions for weeds that I've seen before include "Unwanted plants" , "mourning clothes" , "Black garments once worn by widows" , "Wild plants; mourning garb" , "Are they worn by widows in the garden?" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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