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Vegetable in spilling of beans we hear? (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

leek

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'vegetable' is the definition.
(leek is a kind of vegetable)

'spilling of beans we hear?' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'we hear?' could be 'e' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'e' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'lek' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).

'in' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for leek that I've seen before include "One of the veggies" , "Plant; Welsh emblem" , "Vegetable of the onion family" , "English town" , "Staffordshire town?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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