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Quicker to make a fatheaded bloomer (6)

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I believe the answer is:

faster

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'quicker' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'a fatheaded bloomer' is the wordplay.
'a fatheaded' becomes 'f' (this could be a standard abbreviation of which I'm unaware).
'bloomer' becomes 'aster' (aster is a kind of flowering plant).
'f'+'aster'='FASTER'

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(Other definitions for faster that I've seen before include "Moving more quickly" , "at an increased rate?" , "Strafe (anag)" , "More rapid" , "more rapidly" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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