Hospital returned bunch of flowers containing small leaves (6)
I believe the answer is:
hyssop
'hospital returned bunch of flowers containing small leaves' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'hospital returned bunch of flowers containing small' is the wordplay.
'hospital' becomes 'h' (abbreviation for hospital on maps).
'returned' says the letters should be written backwards.
'bunch of flowers' becomes 'posy' (I've seen this in another clue).
'containing' indicates putting letters inside.
'small' becomes 's' (abbreviation - e.g. clothes size).
'posy' enclosing 's' is 'possy'.
'possy' backwards is 'yssop'.
'h'+'yssop'='HYSSOP'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for hyssop that I've seen before include "Plant with minty leaves used in cooking or as medicine" , "Aromatic plant" , "little blue flowers" , "Herb in the mint family" , "Aromatic herb" .)