It provides good tips for consumers (9)

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asparagus

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(Other definitions for asparagus that I've seen before include "Vegetable delicacy" , "Food" , "cat in dramatic situation" , "Spear-carrier" , "The Theatre Cat (T. S. Eliot); an edible plant" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News and The Globe and Mail.

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