Climbing vine with purple flowers (8)

I believe the answer is:

wisteria

(Other definitions for wisteria that I've seen before include "As I write badly about the flowering vine" , "Climber" , "Climbing lilac-flowered shrub" , "I swear it is a flowering vine" , "I saw tire in this vine with the long flower clusters" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.

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