Animal about to suffer for bloomer (8)
I believe the answer is:
camellia
'bloomer' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are singular nouns.
Maybe you can see an association between them that I can't see?
'animal about to suffer' is the wordplay.
'animal' becomes 'camel' (I've seen this in other clues).
'about' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'to suffer' becomes 'ail' (ailing is a kind of suffering).
'ail' in reverse letter order is 'lia'.
'camel'+'lia'='CAMELLIA'
'for' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for camellia that I've seen before include "Email Cal about the flowering shrub" , "Ornamental shrub with rose-like flowers" , "Shiny-leaved shrub" , "Make the flower from strange lace mail" , "Showy evergreen shrub" .)