Spirea cultivated wins admiration (6)

I believe the answer is:

praise

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'wins admiration' is the definition.
'praise' can be an answer for 'admiration' (I have seen 'Express admiration' mean 'praise' so perhaps 'admiration' could also mean 'praise'). I am unsure of the 'wins' bit.

'spirea cultivated' is the wordplay.
'cultivated' indicates an anagram.
'spirea' with letters rearranged gives 'PRAISE'.

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(Other definitions for praise that I've seen before include "Express approval and admiration" , "Commend or laud" , "Cry 'hallelujah'" , "Applaud, commend" , "Aspire (anag)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.

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