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The umbelliferous plant Pastinaca sativa , cultivated for its long whitish root (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

parsnip

(Other definitions for parsnip that I've seen before include "Pips ran oddly through the vegetable" , "Yellow root vegetable" , "Pale carrot-like vegetable" , "Plant with edible white root" , "food" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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