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Not even super finished this vegetable (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sprout

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

'not even super finished' is the wordplay.
'not even' means one should take alternating letters (remove even-numbered letters).
'finished' becomes 'out' ('I'm out' means 'I'm finished').
The alternating letters of 'super' are 'spr'.
'spr'+'out'='SPROUT'

(Other definitions for sprout that I've seen before include "Produce buds" , "Develop new growth" , "something for Christmas dinner?" , "Begin to develop" , "Grow like Proust" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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