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Cut off vegetable, typical example (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

par

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'cut off vegetable typical example' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both states of affairs as well as being singular nouns.
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(Other definitions for par that I've seen before include "Usual or expected level" , "Normal level or standard" , "Expected golf hole score" , "Norm" , "Standard number of strokes for a golf-hole" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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