I am a prickly winter shrub bearing crimson berries that deck holiday halls; pluck out just one of my twin middle consonants, and I describe something sacred or divine. What am I?
Holly
Removing one 'l' from the plant name 'holly' turns it into 'holy', meaning sacred.
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