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Unfortunately I step on it, a plant with brightly coloured leaves (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

poinsettia

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'plant with brightly coloured leaves' is the definition.
'poinsettia' can be an answer for 'plant' (I've seen this before). I am not sure about the 'with brightly coloured leaves' bit.

'unfortunately i step on it a' is the wordplay.
'unfortunately' indicates an anagram (a bad or unfortunate spelling).
'i'+'step'+'on'+'it'='isteponit'
'isteponit' anagrammed gives 'poinsetti'.
'poinsetti'+'a'='POINSETTIA'

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for poinsettia that I've seen before include "poisonous bush" , "Plant with showy bracts, usu. red, pink or white" , "bloom" , "Flower popular at Christmas" , "Ornamental house plant" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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