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Flowers came up with spades (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

roses

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

'came up with spades' is the wordplay.
'came up' becomes 'rose' (I've seen this before).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'spades' becomes 's' (abbreviation in card games).
'rose'+'s'='ROSES'

(Other definitions for roses that I've seen before include "northern counties, symbolically" , "Blooms" , "Red, white war symbols" , "Flowers of 15th century war" , "Bloomers" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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