Dries veg out and separates (8)

I believe the answer is:

diverges

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'separates' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both to do with motion as well as being verbs in their -s form.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'dries veg out' is the wordplay.
'out' indicates an anagram (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'dries'+'veg'='driesveg'
'driesveg' with letters rearranged gives 'DIVERGES'.

'and' is the link.

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(Other definitions for diverges that I've seen before include "Separates or gets further apart" , "Separates and goes in different directions" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times.

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