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Hems in vegetables containing sulphur (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

besets

'hems in' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'vegetables containing sulphur' is the wordplay.
'vegetables' becomes 'beets' (beet is a kind of vegetable).
'containing' indicates putting letters inside.
'sulphur' becomes 'S' (synonyms).
'beets' enclosing 's' is 'BESETS'.

(Another definition for besets that I've seen is " Pesters".)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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