Cryptic crossword clue
Mao Tse-tung cooked vegetables 10

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word MANGETOUTS

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The straight part
We know that "vegetables" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case vegetables = mangetouts.
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What does MANGETOUTS mean?

MANGETOUTS noun
  1. A vegetable pea (Pisum sativum) eaten when immature.

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