The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word LEI
I've seen this crossword clue in The Sunday Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result LEI
- Garland that is left wrong way round
- Every second in Algeria you might have spent in Romania
- Round of bloomers in sport? Certain to be eliminated
- First signs of limp elastic in some worn bloomers?
- Hawaiian garland that is left over
- Garland that is left over
- Garland that is large put up
- Algeria regularly visited, and Romanian capital.
- Garland that is left upside down
- Might they be used regularly in Ulmeni?
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "Blooming colourful circle" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case blooming colourful circle = lei.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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does LEI mean?
LEI noun- A garland of flowers in Hawaii.
- The unit of currency of Romania, equal to one hundred bani.
- The unit of currency of Moldova, equal to one hundred bani.