Tip: I hear you are going after an Italian flower (4)
I believe the answer is:
pour
'tip' is the definition.
(as in tipping or pouring from a vessel)
'you are going after an italian flower' is the wordplay.
'you are' becomes 'ur' (text or internet abbreviation).
'going after' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'an italian flower' becomes 'Po' (Italian river - something which flows).
'ur' put after 'po' is 'POUR'.
'i hear' is the link.
This may not be right. Some or all of it may be part of another bit of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for pour that I've seen before include "Cause to flow as from pot to cup" , "Give out liquid" , "bucket" , "Dispense (e.g. tea)" , "Dispense tea - rain hard" .)