Meals we desire will include this root vegetable (5)

I believe the answer is:

swede

'this root vegetable' is the definition.
(swede is a kind of root vegetable)

'meals we desire will include' is the wordplay.
'include' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue.
'SWEDE' is hidden within 'meals we desire will'.

(Other definitions for swede that I've seen before include "Scandinavian - vegetable" , "Person like Strindberg" , "Weeds out to get turnip" , "Strindberg, for example" , "Large root vegetable" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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