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Bedding plant: a big one unfortunately (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

begonia

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'bedding plant' is the definition.
'begonia' can be an answer for 'plant' (begonia is a kind of plant). I am not sure about the 'bedding' bit.

'a big one unfortunately' is the wordplay.
'unfortunately' indicates anagramming the letters (a bad or unfortunate spelling).
'a'+'big'+'one'='abigone'
'abigone' with letters rearranged gives 'BEGONIA'.

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(Other definitions for begonia that I've seen before include "Common garden plant" , "colourful flower" , "Herbaceous plant whose flowers have no petals" , "bloomer" , "Tropical plant" .)

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