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Remove earth from vegetable and make bread in Albania (3)

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I believe the answer is:

lek

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This clue might be a double definition.

'remove earth from vegetable' is the first definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't understand how one could define the other.

'make bread in albania' is the second definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't see how one could define the other.

'and' acts as a link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for lek that I've seen before include "Where grouse are ostentatious" , "Display of birds here" , "Albanian currency" , "Monetary unit of Albania" , "change in the Balkans" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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