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However, they'll return to Elizabeth I with potato (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tuber

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'potato' is the definition.
(potato is an example of a tuber)

'however they'll return to elizabeth i' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'elizabeth' could be 'er' and 'er' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'tub' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

'with' is the link.

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(Other definitions for tuber that I've seen before include "Fleshy underground root" , "Eg, dahlia root" , "Fleshy underground stem (eg of the potato)" , "traveller down in London?" , "Thickened underground stem" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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