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Covered in flowers left in a flourish (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

abloom

'covered in flowers' is the definition.

'left in a flourish' is the wordplay.
'left' becomes 'l' (common abbreviation).
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'flourish' becomes 'boom' ('boom' can be a synonym of 'flourish').
'a'+'boom'='aboom'
'l' put within 'aboom' is 'ABLOOM'.

(Other definitions for abloom that I've seen before include "covered in flowers?" , "Healthy" , "full of colour" , "In flower" , "Flourishing" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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