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Lines, we hear, stood up (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rose

'stood up' is the definition.
(I've seen this in other clues)

'lines we hear' is the wordplay.
'lines' becomes 'rows' (row is a kind of line).
'we hear' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'rows' sounds like 'ROSE'.

(Other definitions for rose that I've seen before include "beauty" , "reached for the skies" , "Perforated nozzle" , "Gained height" , "Went up; plant" .)

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