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Shrub with red or white flowers — unusually red alone (8)

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I believe the answer is:

oleander

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'shrub' is the definition.
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'unusually red alone' is the wordplay.
'unusually' is an anagram indicator.
'red'+'alone'='redalone'
'redalone' anagrammed gives 'OLEANDER'.

'with red or white flowers' is the link.
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(Other definitions for oleander that I've seen before include "Adore Len (anag.)" , "No dealer in evergreen shrub" , "Evergreen flowering shrub from olden era" , "'Adorn eel, badly, with this shrub (8)'" , "No leader, oddly, for the flowering shrub" .)

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