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Flower sprang up by soft verge (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

primrose

'flower' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'sprang up by soft verge' is the wordplay.
'sprang up' becomes 'rose' (rise can mean to spring up).
'by' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'soft' becomes 'p' (musical abbreviation for 'piano').
'verge' becomes 'rim' (both can mean an edge).
'p'+'rim'='prim'
'rose' put after 'prim' is 'PRIMROSE'.

(Other definitions for primrose that I've seen before include "Yellowish" , "Wild flower (connected to an attractive path?)" , "Rip morse up to find the flower" , "something in the bed!" , "Spring woodland flower" .)

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