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Develop into a vegetable (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sprout

I believe this clue is a double definition.

'develop' is the first definition.
(I know that sprout is a kind of develop)

'a vegetable' is the second definition.
(sprout is a type of vegetable)

'into' is the link.

(Other definitions for sprout that I've seen before include "Burgeon" , "Put out shoots for a brassica" , "Develop new growth" , "Grow like Proust" , "Put forth shoots" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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