Take a seat and weep over climber (8)

I believe the answer is:

sweetpea

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'climber' is the definition.
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I don't understand how the rest of the clue works.

(Other definitions for sweetpea that I've seen before include "climber" , "climbing plant" .)

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

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