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Norm cuts roots (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

parsnips

'roots' is the definition.
(parsnip is a kind of root)

'norm cuts' is the wordplay.
'norm' becomes 'par' (I've seen this before).
'cuts' becomes 'snips' (snip is a kind of cut).
'par'+'snips'='PARSNIPS'

(Other definitions for parsnips that I've seen before include "not enhanced by fine words?" , "Things growing in garden" , "Snip spar, oddly, of the vegetables" , "food" , "Snip spar with the vegetable" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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