You can shout my name to cheer for your favorite baseball team, or dig deep into spring soil to find where a garden plant drinks water. What am I?
A root
This clue connects sports slang with plant anatomy. To 'root' for a team means to cheer them on to victory during a game. In the garden, a plant's root system anchors it in the soil and absorbs nutrients so it can produce spring flowers.
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