The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word ASCENDED
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result ASCENDED
- A lot of odour in dead, decomposing rose
- While century drew to a close, was upwardly mobile
- Got higher position when Charlie died
- A daughter garlanded by fragrant, timeless rose
- Rose fragrance briefly retained in dead potpourri
- Rose, when cold, finished
- Rose, like Charlie, has finished
- R when cold front takes over
- Rose cut cells and stopped
- Climbed, as first of clouds finished
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The straight part
We know that "Rose" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case rose = ascended.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 ASCENDED mean?
ASCENDED verb- To move upward, to fly, to soar.
- To slope in an upward direction.
- To go up.
- To succeed.
- To rise; to become higher, more noble, etc.
- To trace, search or go backwards temporally (e.g., through records, genealogies, routes, etc.).
- To become higher in pitch.