The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word AROSE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result AROSE
- A flower sprang up
- A thing growing in the garden is stemmed
- Ascended in Kilimanjaro seemingly
- Followed three females leaving far-off area of Home Counties
- A beautiful woman appeared
- A flower appeared
- A sprinkler and its target, perhaps, appeared
- Happened to briefly see Carol naked earlier
- . Emerged from a flower
- Came up with a 21 down adornment
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The straight part
We know that "appeared" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case appeared = arose.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does AROSE mean?
AROSE verb- To come up from a lower to a higher position.
- To come up from one's bed or place of repose; to get up.
- To spring up; to come into action, being, or notice; to become operative, sensible, or visible; to begin to act a part; to present itself.