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Prickly shrub (5)

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I think it could be either:

gorse

holly

'prickly shrub' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for holly that I've seen before include "Prickly shrub" , "Evergreen shrub" , "Prickly evergreen" , "Yuletide greenery" , "Best Actress Oscar winner 1993, for 'The Piano'" .)

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