Cryptic crossword clue
Second vegetable, like a tomato, taken on fork 7

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word SPEARED

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The straight part
We know that "taken on fork" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case taken on fork = speared.
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 SPEARED mean?

SPEARED verb
  1. To pierce with a spear.
  2. (by extension) To penetrate or strike with, or as if with, any long narrow object; to make a thrusting motion that catches an object on the tip of a long device.
  3. To shoot into a long stem, as some plants do.

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