Shallot kin (5)
I believe the answer is:
onion
'shallot kin' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for onion that I've seen before include "one understood by expert" , "One may be set" , "Tear-jerking bulb" , "Hot dog topping" , "veggie" .)