First to go in, make a bloomer (7)
I believe the answer is:
mistake
'a bloomer' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'first to go in make' is the wordplay.
'first to' becomes 'ist' (I've seen this in other clues).
'go in' is an insertion indicator.
'ist' placed into 'make' is 'MISTAKE'.
(Other definitions for mistake that I've seen before include "Wrong action or judgment" , "16 down" , "Oversight" , "Slip" , "Error" .)