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Gave betel nuts as a food plant (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

vegetable

'a food plant' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'gave betel nuts' is the wordplay.
'nuts' indicates an anagram (nuts can mean crazy).
'gave'+'betel'='gavebetel'
'gavebetel' is an anagram of 'VEGETABLE'.

'as' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for vegetable that I've seen before include "Broccoli eg" , "lady's finger, say" , "Leek?" , "Plant, especially if edible" , "rocket, perhaps" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun and The Guardian.
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