A type of banana (8)
I believe the answer is:
plantain
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">a type of banana</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know that plantain is a type of banana)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for plantain that I've seen before include "Shrub; green banana" , "Sort of banana" , "Cooking banana" , "Pal at inn (anag)" , "Coarse banana" .)