The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 plus 4 letter word RUNNER BEAN
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result RUNNER BEAN
- Athlete on mountain eating a vegetable
- It won’t flourish without support
- Athlete with disqualification, having swallowed ecstasy
- Athlete’s facing disqualification, having hidden drug in vegetable
- Fast pulse?
- Athlete comes to Scottish peak, having eaten a bit of food
- Shoot head gardener’s product
- Athlete reaches peak, holding third place to measure pulse
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