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Kid in a European country with a bouquet (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

fragrance

'bouquet' is the definition.
(I know that bouquet can be written as fragrance)

'kid in a european country' is the wordplay.
'kid' becomes 'rag' (both can mean to tease).
'in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'a european country' becomes 'France' (country in Europe).
'rag' inserted into 'france' is 'FRAGRANCE'.

'with a' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for fragrance that I've seen before include "Pleasant scent" , "Pleasant aroma as of flower" , "Perfume" , "Sweetness of smell" , "Pleasant smell" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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