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The man gets sesame seed (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lentil

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

'the man gets sesame' is the wordplay.
'the man' becomes 'len' (I've seen this in other clues).
'gets' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'sesame' becomes 'til' (I've seen this in another clue).
'len'+'til'='LENTIL'

(Other definitions for lentil that I've seen before include "A legume, its seed" , "Type of soup" , "Pulse used in cooking" , "'Seed, pulse (6)'" , "Pulse for soup etc" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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