Vegan cheese ingredient, often (6)

I believe the answer is:

cashew

(Other definitions for cashew that I've seen before include "Kind of nut" , "Common type of nut" , "Edible nut" , "Acajou" , "snack perhaps" .)

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

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