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Rose runs after very naughty boy, wanting his name (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

briar

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This clue could be a double definition.

'rose' is the first definition.
(briar is a kind of rose)

'runs after very naughty boy wanting his name' is the second definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot understand how one could define the other.

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(Other definitions for briar that I've seen before include "Wood used for pipes" , "that one may smoke" , "Prickly scrambling shrub" , "Prickly wooden stem" , "Tobacco pipe" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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