Gold-leaf nowadays? (7)
I believe the answer is:
lettuce
'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.
Can you help me to learn more?
(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" .)