Small green vegetable (3)
I believe the answer is:
pea
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">small green vegetable</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for pea that I've seen before include "Leguminous plant" , "The plant is a strange ape" , "garden plant" , "Annual climbing plant with edible seeds" , "Small vegetable" .)