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Prickly shrub (5)

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I think it could be either:

gorse

holly

'prickly shrub' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for holly that I've seen before include "Prickly shrub" , "Evergreen shrub" , "Prickly evergreen" , "Yuletide greenery" , "Best Actress Oscar winner 1993, for 'The Piano'" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday, the L.A. Times Daily, the Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, the Sydney Morning Herald, The Mirror, The Sun, the LA Times, the Evening Standard, The Times, the King Feature Syndicate and the USA Today.
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