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Fancy garden has to contain unknown shrubs (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hydrangeas

'shrubs' is the definition.
(hydrangea is a kind of shrub)

'fancy garden has to contain unknown' is the wordplay.
'fancy' is an anagram indicator.
'to contain' indicates putting letters inside.
'unknown' becomes 'y' (algebra).
'garden'+'has'='gardenhas'
'gardenhas' is an anagram of 'hdrangeas'.
'hdrangeas' going around 'y' is 'HYDRANGEAS'.

(Other definitions for hydrangeas that I've seen before include "Garden shrubs" , "Flowering plants; ashy garden (anag.)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sunday Times and The Times.
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