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Full of pith, yet not vegetable (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

meaty

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'full' is the definition.
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'pith yet not vegetable' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'pith' could be 'meat' ('meat' can be a synonym of 'pith') and 'meat' is found within the answer.
A single letter 'y' remains which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'of' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for meaty that I've seen before include "Fleshy, or full of informative matter" , "Beefy" , "Fleshy - satisfying" , "Substantial, solid" , "Brawny; full of substance" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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