The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word CHICKPEA
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result CHICKPEA
- Hummus maker, rustic wearing fancy cape
- With it, parrot bites soft vegetable
- Around hospital, pick out centre of dead plant
- Pick each wonky vegetable
- Caught peasant with a lot of fertiliser for plant
- A gram of bird wee is expressed
- Cake chip broke into piece of dip
- Animal vegetable mineral rich vegetable
- Pulse of child not quite maximum
- Pick each fresh garbanzo bean
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The straight part
We know that "Hummus maker" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case hummus maker = chickpea.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does CHICKPEA mean?
CHICKPEA noun- An annual Asian plant (Cicer arietinum) in the pea family, widely cultivated for the edible seeds in its short inflated pods.
- A seed of this plant, often used as a food.