Thorny part of a rose (4)
I believe the answer is:
(Other definitions for stem that I've seen before include "part of pipe" , "root" , "Ski turn and plant support" , "Main part of noun or verb" , "Block" .)
I've seen this clue in The New York Times and the Universal.
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