Uncultivated eglantine needs cultivation (9)

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inelegant

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'uncultivated' is the definition.
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'eglantine needs cultivation' is the wordplay.
'eglantine' anagrams to 'INELEGANT'.
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(Other definitions for inelegant that I've seen before include "Not stylish or refined" , "Unpolished" , "not the cultivated sort" , "far from chic" , "clumsy" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.

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