Variety of cooking apple (4)

I believe the answer is:

rome

(Other definitions for rome that I've seen before include "Capital of Italy" , "Capital city" , "church" , "Basis for cheese" , "Where to emulate the locals" .)

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

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