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Soprano instantly discards bloomers in winter (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

snowdrops

'bloomers in winter' is the definition.
(winter flowers)

'soprano instantly discards' is the wordplay.
'soprano' becomes 's' (musical abbreviation).
'instantly' becomes 'now'.
'discards' becomes 'drops'.
's'+'now'+'drops'='SNOWDROPS'

(Other definitions for snowdrops that I've seen before include "Avalanches" , "flowers" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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