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Pulps veggies (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

squashes

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This might be a double definition.

'pulps' is the first definition.
The answer and definition can be both plants as well as being plural nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'veggies' is the second definition.
(squash is a kind of veggie)

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(Other definitions for squashes that I've seen before include "Drinks" , "gourds" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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