Produce shoots (6)
I believe the answer is:
sprout
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">produce shoots</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for sprout that I've seen before include "Begin to develop" , "Produce shoots; vegetable" , "Produce new growth" , "Suddenly grow" , "Put out shoots for the vegetable" .)