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Gold-leaf nowadays? (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lettuce

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'gold-leaf nowadays?' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot understand how one could define the other.

This is all the clue.

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(Other definitions for lettuce that I've seen before include "Green-leaved plant good in salads" , "Harvest festival item" , "Garden plant with edible green leaves, good in salads" , "Salad green" , "Salad stuff" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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