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Detailed gracile form with pungent bulb (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

garlic

'pungent bulb' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'detailed gracile form' is the wordplay.
'detailed' means to remove the last letter (the word must be end-less or 'de-tailed').
'form' is an anagram indicator (another form of the letters).
'gracile' with its last letter taken away is 'gracil'.
'gracil' is an anagram of 'GARLIC'.

'with' is the link.

(Other definitions for garlic that I've seen before include "Bulbous herb used in cooking" , "Kitchen additive" , "Food flavouring not favoured by vampires?" , "Pungent cooking ingredient" , "Bulb used in cooking" .)

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