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Allium vegetable loses water, I hear (5)

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leeks

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(Other definitions for leeks that I've seen before include "Vegetables, emblem of Wales" , "Welsh vegetables?" , "Welsh emblems" , "Emblems of 19" , "Vegetables - keels (anag)" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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