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Pipe or rose (a not e) (5)

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I believe the answer is:

briar

(Other definitions for briar that I've seen before include "Prickly wooden stem" , "Prickly scrambling shrub" , "Wood used for pipes" , "that one may smoke" , "Wild rose bush" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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