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Onion or shallot, eg (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bulb

I believe this is a double definition.

'onion' is the first definition.
(onion is a type of bulb)

'shallot eg' is the second definition.
(shallot is a kind of bulb)

(Other definitions for bulb that I've seen before include "swelling" , "A tulip grows from one" , "shiner" , "Onion, possibly" , "Flower seed or lighting device" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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