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Brother to present with a bouquet (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

fragrant

'a bouquet' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'brother to present' is the wordplay.
'brother' becomes 'fra' (title for an Italian monk).
'to present' becomes 'grant' (grant can mean to present or give).
'fra'+'grant'='FRAGRANT'

'with' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for fragrant that I've seen before include "Sweet-smelling" , "Sweet scented" , "Pleasantly smelling" , "Pleasant to smell" , "bouquet" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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