Sake ingredient (4)

I believe the answer is:

rice

(Other definitions for rice that I've seen before include "Asian staple food" , "Grains from the paddy field" , "Food crop" , "Cereal plant" , "Grain for food" .)

I've seen this clue in the Universal.

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