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It's bulbous yet skinny (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

onion

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(Other definitions for onion that I've seen before include "associated with 26 [TRIPE] ?" , "Aromatic flavourful versatile vegetable" , "Edible tear-jerker" , "Shape of Russian dome" , "Eye-watering vegetable" .)

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