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Band from Stockport whose self-titled debut album was one of the twelve albums nominated for the Mercury Music Prize in 2017 (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

blossoms

(Other definitions for blossoms that I've seen before include "Develops nicely like flowers" , "Puts forth flowers" , "Flourishes like flowers from fruit tree (8)" , "Flowers, especially of fruit trees" , "Blooms" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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