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Flipping trouble after lawyer husband makes bloomer (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dahlia

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

'flipping trouble after lawyer husband' is the wordplay.
'flipping' says the letters should be written backwards.
'trouble' becomes 'ail' (synonyms).
'after' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'lawyer' becomes 'da' (abbreviation for District Attorney).
'husband' becomes 'h' (abbreviation).
'ail' backwards is 'lia'.
'da'+'h'='dah'
'lia' after 'dah' is 'DAHLIA'.

'makes' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for dahlia that I've seen before include "Showy garden plant" , "Large-headed flower" , "Flower -- pale violet or amethyst colour" , "Plant of the daisy family" , "Showy bloom" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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