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Ruddy shower doing for vegetable (3,6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

red pepper

'vegetable' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'ruddy shower' is the wordplay.
'ruddy' becomes 'red' (synonyms).
'shower' becomes 'pepper' (I've seen this before).
'red'+'pepper'='RED PEPPER'

'doing for' is the link.

(Other definitions for red pepper that I've seen before include "Salad vegetable" , "Variety of capsicum" , "Hot powdered condiment" , "Ripe fruit" , "pungent food" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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