Eater having nuts, avoiding flesh at last? (10)

I believe the answer is:

vegetarian

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'eater' is the definition.
(vegetarian is a kind of eater)

I don't understand the rest of the clue.

(Other definitions for vegetarian that I've seen before include "Herbivorous person" , "Non-meat-eater" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.

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