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Setter on stream makes big bloomer (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sunflower

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'bloomer' is the definition.
(type of flower)

'setter on stream makes big' is the wordplay.
'setter' becomes 'sun' (the sun sets every day).
'on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other) (in a down clue, letters appear on others).
'stream makes big' becomes 'flower' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'sun'+'flower'='SUNFLOWER'

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(Other definitions for sunflower that I've seen before include "Source of oil" , "that Van Gogh used to paint" , "Tall plant" , "Very tall bloom whose seeds are used to make margarine" , "Large golden bloom" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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