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Springs when no buds burst (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bounds

'springs' is the definition.
(I know this)

'no buds burst' is the wordplay.
'burst' indicates an anagram.
'no'+'buds'='nobuds'
'nobuds' with letters rearranged gives 'BOUNDS'.

'when' is the link.

(Other definitions for bounds that I've seen before include "borderlands" , "Leaps, restrictions" , "Borders or jumps" , "Limitations; leaps" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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