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Somehow obtain good person who is an expert on bloomers (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

botanist

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'is an expert on bloomers' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'somehow obtain good person' is the wordplay.
'somehow' indicates an anagram.
'good person' becomes 'st' (saint).
'obtain' with letters rearranged gives 'botani'.
'botani'+'st'='BOTANIST'

'who' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for botanist that I've seen before include "Expert on plant life" , "To sit ban out for expert in study of plants" , "Expert in plant biology" , "Studier of plants" , "Scientist who studies plants" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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