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Veg and fruit, chopped (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pea

'veg' is the definition.
(pea is a type of vegetable)

'fruit chopped' is the wordplay.
'fruit' becomes 'pear' (pear is a kind of fruit).
'chopped' means to remove the last letter.
'pear' with its last letter taken off is 'PEA'.

'and' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for pea that I've seen before include "It grows in 23 Down" , "Leguminous seed" , "It grows in a pod" , "It may climb frame" , "Climbing plant; vegetable" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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