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Carrot or beet, e.g. (4)

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I believe the answer is:

root

(Other definitions for root that I've seen before include "grub" , "top of tree? Hardly!" , "Basic source or origin" , "radical" , "Derivation" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.
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