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Bird taking vegetable seed (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

chickpea

'seed' is the definition.
(I know that chickpea is a type of bean)

'bird taking vegetable' is the wordplay.
'bird' becomes 'chick' (chick is a kind of bird).
'taking' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'vegetable' becomes 'pea' (pea is a type of vegetable).
'chick'+'pea'='CHICKPEA'

(Other definitions for chickpea that I've seen before include "Round yellowish seed, eaten as a pulse" , "Edible yellowish seed, also called garbanzo" , "Bushy leguminous plant" , "A pulse, garbanzo" , "Hummus pulse" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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