Leaves chaps in shot (7)
I believe the answer is:
spinach
'leaves' is the definition.
(leafy vegetable)
'chaps in shot' is the wordplay.
'shot' is an anagram indicator.
'chaps'+'in'='chapsin'
'chapsin' anagrammed gives 'SPINACH'.
(Other definitions for spinach that I've seen before include "something to eat" , "Leafy vegetable" , "Vegetable, source of iron" , "Leaf vegetable" , "Blackboard stand" .)