It is kind of hard outside and eaten raw (6)
I believe the answer is:
radish
'it is kind of hard outside and eaten raw' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.
'it is kind of hard' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'is' is within the answer.
an anagram of 'hard' is 'radh' which is present in the left over letters.
This accounts for all the letters.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for radish that I've seen before include "Daikon or mooli" , "Pungent fleshy edible root eaten in salads" , "Pungent red salad root" , "Bit of salad" , "Pungent, red salad vegetable" .)