Aubergine (8)
I believe the answer is:
eggplant
'aubergine' is the definition.
(synonyms)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for eggplant that I've seen before include "Vegetable" , "US name for aubergine" , "Another word for aubergine" , "Its fruit is aubergine" , "It's also called aubergine" .)