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Bloomer from Zulu having beer in AA (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

azalea

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'bloomer' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'zulu having beer in aa' is the wordplay.
'zulu' becomes 'Z' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'having' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'beer' becomes 'ale' (type of beer).
'in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'z'+'ale'='zale'
'zale' placed into 'aa' is 'AZALEA'.

'from' is the link.

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(Other definitions for azalea that I've seen before include "Ericaceous plant" , "Rhododendron-like plant" , "Bright-flowered shrub" , "Garden shrub" , "Rhododendron relative" .)

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