Cryptic crossword clue
Vegetables growing from vessel in rubbish dumps 7

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

I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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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 = turnips.
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 TURNIPS mean?

TURNIPS noun
  1. The white root of a yellow-flowered plant, Brassica rapa, grown as a vegetable and as fodder for cattle.
  2. The yellow root of a related plant, the swede or Brassica napus.
  3. A large, heavy pocket watch, so called because its profile resembled the vegetable.
TURNIPS verb
  1. To plant with turnips.
  2. To feed or graze (livestock) on turnips.

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