Study a flower, in a way it will be clear (8)
I believe the answer is:
consomme
'a way it will be clear' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'study a flower' is the wordplay.
'study' becomes 'con' (conning is a kind of studying).
'a flower' becomes 'somme' (I've seen this before).
'con'+'somme'='CONSOMME'
'in' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for consomme that I've seen before include "Clear meaty soup" , "Scone, mom eaten with soup" , "Clear soup usually of beef, veal or chicken" , "Clear initial course" , "Clear French meat soup" .)