Crossword Genius

Quietly distribute bulb (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

shallot

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

'quietly distribute' is the wordplay.
'quietly' becomes 'sh'.
'distribute' becomes 'allot' ('allot' can be a synonym of 'distribute'**).
'sh'+'allot'='SHALLOT'

(Other definitions for shallot that I've seen before include "Scallion" , "Species of onion" , "Small onion" , "Type of onion" , "Type of 12" .)

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