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Bit of a bloomer letting it slip out (6)

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I believe the answer is:

pistil

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'bit of a bloomer letting' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't see how they can define each other.

'it slip out' is the wordplay.
'out' indicates anagramming the letters (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'it'+'slip'='itslip'
'itslip' anagrammed gives 'PISTIL'.

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(Other definitions for pistil that I've seen before include "Female part of a plant" , "This part of a flower sounds like a gun" , "Style in flower" , "Seed-producing part of a flower" , "Stigma, style and ovary" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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