Flower with thorns (4)

I believe the answer is:

rose

'flower with thorns' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for rose that I've seen before include "18 [ROSE]" , "Dusky pink" , "was being promoted" , "Thorny plant with bright flowers" , "Adjourned" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday, The Sun, the Wall Street Journal, the Newsday.com, The New York Times and the Family Time.

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