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Something eating the lettuce? Blow! (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

slug

I believe this clue is a double definition.

'something eating the lettuce?' is the first definition.
(slugs eat plants such as lettuce)

'blow' is the second definition.
(both can mean a hit or attack)

(Other definitions for slug that I've seen before include "Wallop" , "Some whisky perhaps" , "Bullet; swig" , "Garden pest - pellet" , "gulp!" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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