Soon a geranium starts to wilt (3)

I believe the answer is:

sag

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'wilt' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'soon a geranium starts' is the wordplay.
'soon' becomes 's' (this might be a standard abbreviation of which I'm unaware).
'starts' says to take the initial letters.
The initial letter of 'geranium' is 'g'.
's'+'a'+'g'='SAG'

'to' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for sag that I've seen before include "Subsidence" , "Drop" , "Droop in the middle - it's gas" , "Hang down loosely" , "Slump" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.

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