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Prickly shrub (5)

Ross

I think it could be either:

gorse

holly

'prickly shrub' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for gorse that I've seen before include "Wild evergreen shrub with golden-yellow flowers" , "Prickly shrub with yellow flowers" , "Wild evergreen shrub with yellow flowers and sharp thorns" , "Prickly moorland plant" , "Welsh assembly" .)

I've seen this clue in the King Feature Syndicate, the Sydney Morning Herald, the USA Today, the L.A. Times Daily, The Times, the LA Times, the Newsday, the Wall Street Journal, The Mirror, The Washington Post, The Sun and the Evening Standard.
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