Crossword Genius

Rose needs cad to reform (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ascended

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

'needs cad to reform' is the wordplay.
'to reform' is an anagram indicator (letters in a new form).
'needs'+'cad'='needscad'
'needscad' anagrammed gives 'ASCENDED'.

(Other definitions for ascended that I've seen before include "Climbed, went up" , "R [ROSE]" .)

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