Sugar plant's stem (4)

I believe the answer is:

cane

(Other definitions for cane that I've seen before include "A slender rod, perhaps for punishment" , "Flog" , "Beat - bamboo - stick" , "not beet" , "Bamboo or rattan" .)

I've seen this clue in the Universal.

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