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Bloom, for example, after raising rum in a cocktail (8)

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I believe the answer is:

geranium

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'bloom for example' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both plants as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?

'raising rum in a cocktail' is the wordplay.
'raising' becomes 'ge' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'cocktail' indicates anagramming the letters.
'rum'+'in'+'a'='rumina'
'rumina' anagrammed gives 'ranium'.
'ge'+'ranium'='GERANIUM'

'after' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for geranium that I've seen before include "Cultivated cranesbill" , "Flower for a strange Maine rug" , "Flower confused with pelargonium" , "Pelargonium (loosely)" , "Cranesbill plant" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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