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Put up with learner and writer in for a bloomer (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tulip

'for a bloomer' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'put up with learner and writer' is the wordplay.
'up with' indicates anagramming the letters (letters get chucked up).
'learner' becomes 'l'.
'and' says to put letters next to each other.
'writer' becomes 'I' (the person who is writing these clues).
'l' after 'i' is 'il'.
'put' mixed up with 'il' can make 'TULIP'.

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for tulip that I've seen before include "... and another [FLOWER]" , "It blooms in 11 down" , "Dutch export" , "Flowering bulb (from Amsterdam?)" , "Plant of the lily family with a single showy flower" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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