What does the cryptic crossword clue "Vegetable providing standard crop (7)" mean?

The definition is "crop". The wordplay uses a charade (building blocks). PAR (synonym of "standard") + SNIP (synonym of "crop"); definition: "Vegetable" The answer is PARSNIP.

Vegetable providing standard crop (7)

Guardian Cryptic #29161 | 8 Down | 2023-08-29 flower

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