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Prickle removed from wreath or nosegay (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

thorn

'prickle' is the definition.
(I know that prickle can be written as thorn)

'removed from wreath or nosegay' is the wordplay.
'removed from' indicates a hidden word.
'THORN' can be found hidden inside 'wreath or nosegay'.

(Other definitions for thorn that I've seen before include "pain in one's side" , "Pointed growth" , "prickly type" , "sharp object" , "Spike on a rose bush" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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