Source of a natural gel (4)

I believe the answer is:

aloe

(Other definitions for aloe that I've seen before include "Plant source of purgative drug" , ". . . . vera, soothing plant" , "Flower, maybe vera" , "Fleshy-leaved plant" , "shrub" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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