The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word CARNATION
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More clues leading to the result CARNATION
- Pink people addicted to driving?
- Bloomer in motor race
- Feature of many a wedding vehicle followed by people
- Croatian cultivated new flower
- Evaporated milk could be in a carton
- Motor race that’s cultivated
- Flower people follow convertible?
- Motor race one’s often viewed in bed
- People after motor that’s pink
- 1 across for motor race
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The straight part
We know that "Bloomer" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case bloomer = carnation.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does CARNATION mean?
CARNATION noun- (botany) A type of Eurasian plant widely cultivated for its flowers.
- The type of flower they bear, originally flesh-coloured, but since hybridizing found in a variety of colours.
- A rosy pink colour
- The pinkish colors used in art to render human face and flesh
- A scarlet colour.
- Of a rosy pink or red colour.
- Of a human flesh color.