Far rue cultivated in part to achieve benefit (4,5)
I believe the answer is:
bear fruit
'benefit' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are verbs in their base form, I cannot understand how they can define each other.
'far rue cultivated in part' is the wordplay.
'cultivated' indicates an anagram.
'in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'part' becomes 'bit' (both mean a piece of something).
'far'+'rue'='farrue'
'farrue' with letters rearranged gives 'earfru'.
'earfru' going within 'bit' is 'BEAR FRUIT'.
'to achieve' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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