Borscht base (4)
'borscht base' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for beet that I've seen before include "Source of food" , "The mangelwurzel, for instance" , "E.g. chard, mangelwurzel" , "Crop plant, sugar source" , "Sugar-yielding root" .)
'borscht base' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Another definition for beets that I've seen is " vegetables".)