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Shoot something to eat (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sprout

I believe this clue is a double definition.

'shoot' is the first definition.
(I know that shoot can be written as sprout)

'something to eat' is the second definition.
(sprout is a kind of food)

(Other definitions for sprout that I've seen before include "Grow; vegetable" , "Push out new shoots" , "Produce shoots; vegetable" , "Burgeon" , "Spring up like vegetable from Brussels" .)

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