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Plant - one in lab Leo rearranged (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lobelia

'plant' is the definition.
(lobelia is a kind of plant)

'one in lab leo rearranged' is the wordplay.
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'rearranged' indicates anagramming the letters.
'lab'+'leo'='lableo'
'lableo' anagrammed gives 'lobela'.
'i' inserted into 'lobela' is 'LOBELIA'.

(Other definitions for lobelia that I've seen before include "Garden plant with five-lobed flowers" , "Tropical or subtropical bedding plant" , "Common garden plant; oil bale (anag.)" , "Lo, I bale out the flower" , "Bloomer" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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