Do patients, mending, love one being brought in by visitors? (10)
I believe the answer is:
poinsettia
'do' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't see how they can define each other.
'patients mending love one being brought in by visitors?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'love' could be 'o' (love means zero in tennis) and 'o' is found in the answer.
'one' could be 'i' (Roman numeral) and 'i' is found in the answer.
an anagram of 'patients' is 'pnsettia' which is present in the remaining letters.
No letters remain.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for poinsettia that I've seen before include "Shrub often given at Christmas" , "poisonous bush" , "Ornamental house plant" , "House plant, popular at Christmas -- tiniest OAP (anag)" , "Plant with showy bracts, usu. red, pink or white" .)