Vegetable is raw, needing seasoning (5,6)

I believe the answer is:

green pepper

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

'raw needing seasoning' is the wordplay.
'raw' becomes 'green' (synonyms).
'needing' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'seasoning' becomes 'pepper' (pepper is a kind of seasoning).
'green'+'pepper'='GREEN PEPPER'

'is' is the link.

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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