"The Golden Bachelorette" flower (4)

I believe the answer is:

rose

(Other definitions for rose that I've seen before include "Prickly shrub with bright flowers" , "Flower - ascended" , "' a . . . ./By any other name would smell as sweet' (Shakespeare)" , "vacated bed" , "Flower - girl - got up" .)

I've seen this clue in the USA Today.

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