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Can handling roses be such a problem? (6)

Ross

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thorny

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(Other definitions for thorny that I've seen before include "Covered in spikes" , "Trying" , "Problematic; spiny" , "Bristling with perplexities" , "Spiny - difficult and controversial" .)

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