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Will it smell all the flowers in the garden? (3,4)

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I believe the answer is:

dog rose

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'will it smell all' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'flowers in the garden?' is the wordplay.
'flowers in' becomes 'dog' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'the garden?' becomes 'rose' (rose garden is a kind of garden).
'dog'+'rose'='DOG-ROSE'

'the' is the link.

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(Other definitions for dog rose that I've seen before include "Hedgerow plant" , "something smelling nice in the hedgerow" , "bloomer" , "Flower of the hedgerow" , "wild shrub" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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