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Vegetable good for Arthur. I get it stuck in my throat (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

artichoke

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'it stuck in my throat' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'vegetable good for arthur i' is the wordplay.
'vegetable good' becomes 'choke' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'for' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other) (I've seen this in other clues).
'arthur' becomes 'art' (Art can be short for Arthur).
'art'+'i'='arti'
'choke' put after 'arti' is 'ARTICHOKE'.

'get' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for artichoke that I've seen before include "See 26" , "Globe, perhaps" , "Globe vegetable?" , "Plant with edible flower heads" , "Vegetable could give you a thicko ear" .)

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