Lavender kin (5)

I believe the answer is:

lilac

(Other definitions for lilac that I've seen before include "Fragrant shrub; colour" , "Tree with purple or white flowers" , "Fragrant,purple flower" , "Tree - pinkish-purple colour" , "Genus Syringa shrub" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.

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