Crossword Genius

Sesame to cultivate: large leaves (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

til

'sesame' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'cultivate large leaves' is the wordplay.
'cultivate' becomes 'till' (I've seen this before).
'large' becomes 'l'.
'leaves' is a deletion indicator.
'till' with 'l' taken out is 'TIL'.

'to' is the link.

(Another definition for til that I've seen is " Sesame".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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