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Remove section from glossy UK emblem (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

leek

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'emblem' is the definition.
(I have seen 'Emblem of Wales' mean 'leek' so perhaps 'emblem' could also mean 'leek')

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(Other definitions for leek that I've seen before include "Onion's relative" , "Plant related to the onion, pair with potato for soup" , "what Fluellen wore in France?" , "Vegetable of the onion family" , "Eat the vegetable and keel over" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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