The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word ANTELOPE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result ANTELOPE
- Rod reversed in before animal
- One moving fast from Dinant, eloper
- Animal bound to go after some chips
- Bovid mammal bound to be tied to stake
- Animal: one leapt out
- 12 awkwardly holding cut beast
- Fast runner in leading position backed, covered by stake
- They progress in leaps and bounds before eating cane up
- Stake cut head of elegant creature
- Held by Durante, lop-eared animal
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The straight part
We know that "Vegetarian" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case vegetarian = antelope.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does ANTELOPE mean?
ANTELOPE noun- Any of several African mammals of the family Bovidae distinguished by hollow horns, which, unlike deer, they do not shed.
- The pronghorn, Antilocapra americana.
- A fierce legendary creature said to live on the banks of the Euphrates, having long serrated horns and being hard to catch.