Type of banana (8)
I believe the answer is:
plantain
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">type of banana</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know that plantain is a type of banana)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for plantain that I've seen before include "Green-skinned banana" , "Cooking banana" , "Sort of banana" , "Low-growing plant; type of banana" , "Tropical plant like a banana" .)