Cabbage badger doesn't finish; firm, large one (8)
I believe the answer is:
broccoli
'cabbage' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both things that one consumes for nourishment as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?
'badger doesn't finish firm large one' is the wordplay.
'badger' becomes 'brock' (I've seen this before).
'doesn't finish' means to remove the last letter.
'firm' becomes 'co' (a firm is a company).
'large one' becomes 'li' (I've seen this in other clues. I am not sure about the 'large' bit.**).
'brock' with its last letter removed is 'broc'.
'broc'+'co'+'li'='BROCCOLI'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for broccoli that I've seen before include "Type of cabbage" , "A variety of brassica" , "Variety of cabbage, green heads" , "Calabrese" , "Green vegetable - producer of Bond films" .)