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Pie aunt made as a bloomer (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

petunia

'a bloomer' is the definition.
(I know that petunia is a type of bloomer)

'pie aunt made' is the wordplay.
'made' indicates anagramming the letters.
'pie'+'aunt'='pieaunt'
'pieaunt' anagrammed gives 'PETUNIA'.

'as' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for petunia that I've seen before include "Bloomer" , "Garden plant, originally from S. America" , "Garden plant with large funnel-shaped flower" , "Colourful" , "Flowering plant" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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