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Rose is making shoots for basketwork (6)

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I believe the answer is:

osiers

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'rose is making shoots for basketwork' is the definition.
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'rose is making' is the wordplay.
'making' is an anagram indicator.
'rose'+'is'='roseis'
'roseis' with letters rearranged gives 'OSIERS'.

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(Other definitions for osiers that I've seen before include "Kind of willows for weaving - Rosie's?" , "Flexible twigs used in basketwork" , "Willow twigs used in basket-making" , "Small willows" , "Roses I find with flexible willow twigs" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.
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