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Main goal is shaping flowering shrub (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

magnolia

'flowering shrub' is the definition.
(type of flowering plant)

'main goal is shaping' is the wordplay.
'is shaping' indicates anagramming the letters.
'main'+'goal'='maingoal'
'maingoal' anagrammed gives 'MAGNOLIA'.

(Other definitions for magnolia that I've seen before include "Fragrant blooms might strangely gain loam" , "Tree with showy flowers" , "Mississippi, the ___ State - tree or shrub" , "Flowering tree; light pinkish white" , "pale colour" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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