Stone circles closer to red rose (5)
I believe the answer is:
stood
'rose' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'stone circles closer to red' is the wordplay.
'stone' becomes 'st' (abbreviation).
'circles' becomes 'oo' (OO is a pair of circles).
'closer to' indicates one should take the final letters (the letter which ends or closes the word).
The final letter of 'red' is 'd'.
'st'+'oo'+'d'='STOOD'
(Other definitions for stood that I've seen before include "Remained valid" , "Was a candidate for election" , "Was upstanding" , "Remained upright" , "Paid" .)