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Brother fool CIA's movement to produce cabbages? (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

brassicas

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'produce cabbages?' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both plants as well as being plural nouns.
Perhaps you can see an association between them that I can't see?

'brother fool cia's movement' is the wordplay.
'brother' becomes 'br' (abbreviation in titles of monks).
'fool' becomes 'ass' (both can mean a stupid person).
'movement' indicates an anagram (letters move around).
'cias' is an anagram of 'icas'.
'br'+'ass'+'icas'='BRASSICAS'

'to' is the link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for brassicas that I've seen before include "Plants" , "Swedes, for example" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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