Yields seeds, we're told (5)

I believe the answer is:

cedes

'yields' is the definition.
('cede' can be a synonym of 'yield')

'seeds we're told' is the wordplay.
'we're told' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'seeds' sounds like 'CEDES'.

(Other definitions for cedes that I've seen before include "Yields, hands over" , "Gives way" , "Surrenders or yields" , "Gives in, relinquishing" , "Hands over formally" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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