Cryptic crossword clue
Perhaps, Scot snubbed man eating a vegetable

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word CELERIAC

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

CELERIAC noun
  1. A form of celery, Apium graveolens, having an aromatic taproot eaten as a vegetable.

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