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Bloomer in parking: auntie crashed (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

petunia

'bloomer' is the definition.
(petunia is a kind of flowering plant)

'parking auntie crashed' is the wordplay.
'parking' becomes 'p' (abbreviation on road signs).
'crashed' indicates an anagram.
'auntie' anagrammed gives 'etunia'.
'p'+'etunia'='PETUNIA'

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for petunia that I've seen before include "Flowering plant" , "Garden plant, originally from S. America" , "Plant cultivated for its white, pink, blue or purple funnel-shaped flowers" , "Common garden 13 across" , "Flower - tuna pie (anag)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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