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explain answer (Guardian online xword)

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dancecaller | 21:34 Fri 08th Dec 2006 | Crosswords
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A pea jacket, for example? (6)
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Reefer? . . . . what letters do you have?
Reefer -

A short, heavy, close-fitting, double-breasted jacket

Russian: горох (pease), горошина гороховый, горошина, носок якоря, бушлат (monkey-jacket, pea jacket, pea-coat, pea-jacket, reefer).

American Slang:
1. A conveyance, such as a railroad car or truck trailer, that carries cargo under refrigeration.
2. A refrigerator.

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I had L-G-M-, so I thought legume for the pea part of the clue. Don't know what that has to do with jacket.
The whole crossword is here http://www.guardian.co.uk/crossword/free/inter active
it changes weekly, sometimes a Rufus cryptic, and sometimes quick.
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Sorry, I should have said it was cryptic.
Legume is the pod or seed vessel of such a plant..so it would be the pea pods "jacket".
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Ah, I thought it just meant plants of the pea family.
You inspired me to go to my online dictionary, where I found this definition of 'legume'
1. any plant of the legume family, esp. those used for feed, food, or as a soil-improving crop.
2. the pod or seed vessel of such a plant.
3. any table vegetable of the legume family.
I found 1 & 3 particularly informative!

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