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Pretty girl in red and rose (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rebelled

'rose' is the definition.
('rebel' can be a synonym of 'rise')

'pretty girl in red' is the wordplay.
'pretty girl' becomes 'belle' (I've seen this before).
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'belle' put inside 'red' is 'REBELLED'.

'and' is the link.

(Other definitions for rebelled that I've seen before include "Refused to obey" , "was revolting" , "Red belle (anag.)" , "Showed dissent" , "Fought against authority" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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