". ... by any other name would smell as sweet" (Romeo and Juliet) (5)

I believe the answer is:

arose

(Other definitions for arose that I've seen before include "Cropped up" , "Got out of bed" , "stemmed" , "Sprang up" , "Came about" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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