Cause of bad breath (5)

I believe the answer is:

onion

(Other definitions for onion that I've seen before include "Strong tasting vegetable" , "one understood by expert" , "Edible tear-jerker" , "Cause of tears" , "Pungent vegetable" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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