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Turnip chopped with one’s stuffing: what could be fresher? (5)

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I believe the answer is:

newie

'what could be fresher?' is the definition.
(term for something or someone new)

'turnip chopped with one's stuffing' is the wordplay.
'turnip' becomes 'neep' (Scottish term for a turnip).
'chopped' means to remove the last letter.
'with' becomes 'w' (abbreviation**).
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'stuffing' indicates putting letters inside.
'neep' with its final letter taken away is 'nee'.
'w'+'i'='wi'
'nee' enclosing 'wi' is 'NEWIE'.

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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