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Bed with a single flower showing shrub of the hawthorn family (11)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cotoneaster

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'shrub of the hawthorn family' is the definition.
'cotoneaster' can be an answer for 'shrub' (cotoneaster is a kind of shrub). I'm not certain of the 'of the hawthorn family' bit.

'bed with a single flower' is the wordplay.
'bed' becomes 'cot' (cot is a type of bed).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'a single' becomes 'one' (a single thing - only one).
'flower' becomes 'aster' (type of flower).
'cot'+'one'+'aster'='COTONEASTER'

'showing' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for cotoneaster that I've seen before include "Plant" , "Shrub with red berries" , "Red-berried garden shrub" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.
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