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They're for putting on vegetables (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

greens

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'vegetables' is the definition.
(green is a kind of vegetable)

'they're for putting on' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'on' could be 're' ('on' can be mean 'with reference to') and 're' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'gens' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for greens that I've seen before include "Leaves" , "Money" , "They're for putting on - vegetables" , "Cabbage, sprouts etc" , "Signs people should go" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News, The Globe and Mail and The Guardian.
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