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Vegetables from abroad? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

swedes

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

'from abroad?' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'from abroad?' could be 'des' (I've seen this in another clue) and 'des' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'swe' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for swedes that I've seen before include "Root vegetables" , "Turnips from Scandinavia?" , "Europeans and turnips" , "Turnips for Scandinavians" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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