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Caribbean runner? (4)

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I believe the answer is:

bean

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'caribbean runner?' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both plants as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'caribbean runner?' is the wordplay.
'BEAN' is hidden in amongst the letters.
But, I am uncertain how the hidden word is indicated.

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(Other definitions for bean that I've seen before include "Vegetable; coffee seed" , "Seed of e.g. coffee" , "Kidney-shaped seed as for coffee" , "Seed of a leguminous plant" , "It's often baked" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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