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Drink became more expensive? That's a bloomer! (3,4)

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I believe the answer is:

tea rose

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'expensive? that's a bloomer' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'drink became more' is the wordplay.
'drink' becomes 'tea' (tea is a drink).
'became more' becomes 'rose' (eg a number which rises becomes more).
'tea'+'rose'='TEA-ROSE'

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(Other definitions for tea rose that I've seen before include "Scented garden flower" , "Flowering bush" , "Eats roe (anag.)" , "Bloom" , "Garden plant" .)

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