What does the cryptic crossword clue "Life force essentially supported by awfully acrid vegetable (9)" mean?

The definition is "vegetable". The wordplay uses an anagram. anagram of ACRID (synonym="awfully") + CHI (synonym="CHI") + O (synonym="central letter of [essentially] supp O rted") = RADICCHIO The answer is RADICCHIO.

Life force essentially supported by awfully acrid vegetable (9)

Independent Cryptic #11959 | 18 Across | 2025-02-06 flower

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