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Troublesome weed with bright flowers (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lantana

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This clue might be a double definition.

'troublesome weed' is the first definition.
The answer and definition can be both plants as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'with bright flowers' is the second definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't understand how they can define each other.

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(Another definition for lantana that I've seen is " Plant".)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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