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Vegetable from Scandinavia (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

swede

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This might be a double definition.

'vegetable' is the first definition.
(I know that swede is a type of root vegetable)

'scandinavia' is the second definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't see how they can define each other.

'from' is the link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for swede that I've seen before include "Native of Stockholm" , "Scandinavian national" , "A turnip, or a Scandinavian" , "plant" , "Foreigner" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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