Film director wants vegetable (8)

I believe the answer is:

broccoli

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'vegetable' is the definition.
(I know that Broccoli is a type of cruciferous vegetable)

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(Other definitions for broccoli that I've seen before include "Cool crib for a brassica" , "A hardy variety of cauliflower" , "Calabrese" , "Cubby --------, co-founder of the James Bond film franchise" , "Dark green vegetable" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.

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