Prickly shrub cutting taken from sapling or seedling Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Prickly shrub cutting taken from sapling or seedling last seen in Telegraph Cryptic puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is GORSE.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% GORSE Prickly shrub cutting taken from sapling or seedling (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Oct 26, 2017
3% BRIAR Prickly shrub (5) Puzzler Backwords Jul 20, 2025
3% THISTLE Prickly object taken from the list (7) (7)
2% AZALEA Flowering shrub (6) Wall Street Journal Sep 3, 2025
2% BUSH Shrub (4) The Telegraph Quick Sep 2, 2025
2% TREE Large shrub (4) (4) Mirror Quick Sep 2, 2025
2% ROOK New recruit that is taken from castle (4) (4) Mirror Cryptic Sep 2, 2025
2% CACTI Prickly flora (5) LA Times Mini Aug 31, 2025
2% OLEANDER Fragrant pretty shrub (8) The Telegraph Quick Aug 29, 2025
2% TBONE Cut from the short loin (5) LA Times Daily Aug 24, 2025

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