Brier's inelegant sprawling (9)

I believe the answer is:

eglantine

'brier's' is the definition.
('eglantine' can be a synonym of 'brier')

'inelegant sprawling' is the wordplay.
'sprawling' indicates anagramming the letters.
'inelegant' anagrammed gives 'EGLANTINE'.

(Other definitions for eglantine that I've seen before include "Sweet brier" , "Inelegant (anag.); wild rose" , "Inelegant (anag) - plant" , "Milton's honeysuckle" , "Strangely inelegant scented plant" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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