Coat cob badly with the leaf (7)

I believe the answer is:

tobacco

(Other definitions for tobacco that I've seen before include "Cob coat to smoke" , "Narcotic leaf plant" , "Dried leaves for smoking" , "American export" , "Smoke the cob taco" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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