Bloomer by lawyer taking raised hat off (8)
I believe the answer is:
daffodil
'bloomer' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'lawyer taking raised hat off' is the wordplay.
'lawyer' becomes 'D.A.' (abbreviation for District Attorney).
'taking' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'raised' shows that the letters should be reversed in order (going up in a down clue).
'hat' becomes 'lid' (synonyms).
'lid'+'off'='lidoff'
'lidoff' backwards is 'ffodil'.
'da'+'ffodil'='DAFFODIL'
'by' is the link.
(Other definitions for daffodil that I've seen before include "Flower, emblem of Wales" , "national symbol" , "Welsh emblem" , "Type of 24 across" , "Bloomer" .)