Buds go in them (4)

I believe the answer is:

ears

(Other definitions for ears that I've seen before include "Auricles" , "Listening organs" , "'''Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ...'' (Julius Caesar) (4)'" , "Spikes (of cereals)" , "Shakespeare 'Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your . . . .'" .)

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

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