Rose in journey on male beast (3,2)
I believe the answer is:
got up
'rose' is the definition.
('get up' can be a synonym of 'rise')
'journey on male beast' is the wordplay.
'journey' becomes 'go' (I've seen this in other clues).
'on' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'male beast' becomes 'tup' (ram).
'go'+'tup'='GOT UP'
'in' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for got up that I've seen before include "made to look good?" , "Ascended" , "Arose" , "20 [ROSE]" .)