Seedy types of tomatoes released to me (4)
I believe the answer is:
oats
'seedy types' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are plural nouns, I can't see how they can define each other.
'of tomatoes released to me' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'of' could be 'o' and 'o' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'ats' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for oats that I've seen before include "Cereal for porridge" , "Grain for porridge" , "Cereal grass and seeds" , "A cereal crop" , "Porridge ingredient" .)