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Vegetables god serves? (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

radishes

'vegetables' is the definition.
(radish is a kind of vegetable)

'god serves?' is the wordplay.
'god' becomes 'ra' (Egyptian god).
'serves?' becomes 'dishes' ('dish' can be a synonym of 'serve').
'ra'+'dishes'='RADISHES'

(Other definitions for radishes that I've seen before include "salad plants" , "Content of salad bowl" , "Pungent fleshy edible roots" , "Salad vegetables" , "Pungent roots for salads" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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