Slug eating black part of plant (7)
I believe the answer is:
bulblet
'plant' is the definition.
The answer is an example.
'slug eating black' is the wordplay.
'slug' becomes 'bullet' (synonyms).
'eating' indicates putting letters inside.
'black' becomes 'b' (abbreviation as in pencil hardness).
'bullet' going around 'b' is 'BULBLET'.
'part of' is the link.
I've seen this clue in The Times.
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