Ivy for one always the ingenue? (9)
I believe the answer is:
evergreen
'ivy' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'one always the ingenue?' is the wordplay.
'one always' becomes 'ever' (I've seen this in another clue).
'the ingenue?' becomes 'green' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'ever'+'green'='EVERGREEN'
'for' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for evergreen that I've seen before include "Non-deciduous tree - always immature?" , "box, perhaps" , "Leaves of holly and ivy are --" , "pine maybe" , "Always popular" .)