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Brussels, say, putting money into small arts organisation - quite the opposite (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

brassicas

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'money into small arts organisation quite the opposite' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'brussels say' is the wordplay.
'brussels' becomes 'brassic' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'say' becomes 'as' (I've seen this in other clues).
'brassic'+'as'='BRASSICAS'

'putting' acts as a link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for brassicas that I've seen before include "Plants" , "Swedes, for example" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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