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Flower blossomed (4)

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I believe the answer is:

rose

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This clue might be a double definition.

'flower' is the first definition.
(I know that rose is a type of flower)

'blossomed' is the second definition.
The definition and answer can be both related to change as well as being past participle verbs.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

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(Other definitions for rose that I've seen before include "18 [ROSE]" , "got out of bed" , "13 flower" , "reached for the skies" , "Stood" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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