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Stone circles closer to red rose (5)

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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" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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