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The sentence "The rose rose up from the soil" contains them (8)

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I believe the answer is:

homonyms

(Other definitions for homonyms that I've seen before include "Words which, though pronounced the same way, have different meanings" , "Two words that have the same spelling but different meanings" , "Words that sound the same as others but have different meanings" , "Words that sound the same, though with different meanings" .)

I've seen this clue in the USA Today.
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