What does the cryptic crossword clue "Nice sea colour, one might say, appearing first in rose? (7)" mean?

The definition is "r". The wordplay uses a homophone (sounds like). BLOO (synonym="BLOO") + MER (synonym="French word for") = BLOOMER The answer is BLOOMER.

Nice sea colour, one might say, appearing first in rose? (7)

Guardian Cryptic #28934 | 5 Across | 2022-12-07 flower

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