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A bit of a bloomer from friend in the Home Counties (5)

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I believe the answer is:

sepal

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This clue might be a double definition.

'a bit of a bloomer' is the first definition.
(I've seen this before)

'friend in the home counties' is the second definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't understand how they can define each other.

'from' acts as a link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for sepal that I've seen before include "part of leaf" , "Part of a flower's outer envelope" , "Part of a flower casing" , "Calyx segment" , "Violet" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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