Edible tuber provided by animal lover (6)

I believe the answer is:

pignut

'edible tuber' is the definition.
(pignut is a type of tuber)

'by animal lover' is the wordplay.
'by' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'animal' becomes 'pig' (pigs are animals).
'lover' becomes 'nut' (nut can mean a lover or fan).
'pig' put next to 'nut' is 'PIGNUT'.

'provided' acts as a link.

(Another definition for pignut that I've seen is " Edible tuber".)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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