Inelegant variety of rose (9)
I believe the answer is:
eglantine
'rose' is the definition.
(eglantine is a kind of rose)
'inelegant variety' is the wordplay.
'variety' indicates anagramming the letters.
'inelegant' with letters rearranged gives 'EGLANTINE'.
'of' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for eglantine that I've seen before include "Wild rose, sweet briar" , "Inelegant (anag.); wild rose" , "Strangely inelegant scented plant" , "Rose, growing wild" , "Inelegant (anag) - plant" .)