Rose writes beer off (10)
I believe the answer is:
sweetbrier
'rose' is the definition.
(sweetbrier is a kind of rose)
'writes beer off' is the wordplay.
'off' indicates an anagram.
'writes'+'beer'='writesbeer'
'writesbeer' is an anagram of 'SWEETBRIER'.
(Another definition for sweetbrier that I've seen is " Eglantine - fragrant rose".)
I've seen this clue in The Times.
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