Romeo cuts flower for Laurel and Willow (5)
I believe the answer is:
trees
'laurel and willow' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'romeo cuts flower' is the wordplay.
'romeo' becomes 'R' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'cuts' is an insertion indicator (some letters cut their way into other letters).
'flower' becomes 'tees' (River Tees).
'r' going within 'tees' is 'TREES'.
'for' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for trees that I've seen before include "Elders perhaps" , "Woods" , "Steer into the plants" , "Long lock of hair" , "Tall, perennial, woody plants" .)