Plant in the allium family (4)

I believe the answer is:

leek

(Other definitions for leek that I've seen before include "Staffs. town; vegetable" , "Vegetable - Welsh emblem" , "Staffordshire town?" , "Cylindrical vegetable" , "Plant; Welsh emblem" .)

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

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