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Suggestion burying uncovered bulb will produce flower (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tulip

'flower' is the definition.
(tulip is a type of flower)

'suggestion burying uncovered bulb' is the wordplay.
'suggestion' becomes 'tip' (tip is a kind of suggestion).
'burying' is an insertion indicator.
'uncovered' says to take the centre.
The middle of 'bulb' is 'ul'.
'tip' placed around 'ul' is 'TULIP'.

'will produce' is the link.

(Other definitions for tulip that I've seen before include ""Dutch" flower" , "Plant at the centre of the Dutch financial bubble of 1637" , "Pretty flower, musically from Amsterdam" , "Spring-flowering plant" , "Flower of the Netherlands" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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