Good variety of rose or evergreen shrub (5)

I believe the answer is:

gorse

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'evergreen shrub' is the definition.
'gorse' can be an answer for 'shrub' (gorse is a kind of shrub). I am not certain of the 'evergreen' bit.

'good variety of rose' is the wordplay.
'good' becomes 'g' (abbreviation**).
'variety of' indicates an anagram.
'rose' with letters rearranged gives 'orse'.
'g'+'orse'='GORSE'

'or' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for gorse that I've seen before include "Prickly moorland plant" , "Prickly heath shrub" , "Prickly shrub, furze, whin" , "Spiny evergreen shrub" , "Prickly shrub with yellow flowers" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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