The veg is too apt, oddly (6)

I believe the answer is:

potato

(Other definitions for potato that I've seen before include "Starchy tuber" , "A plant; hole in sock (colloq.)" , "Common vegetable" , "Plant tuber eaten as a vegetable" , "Starchy vegetable" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times (Simplex) and The Irish Times.

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