Veggie with layers (5)

I believe the answer is:

onion

(Other definitions for onion that I've seen before include "veggie" , "Type of allium" , "Bulb used in cooking" , "Alliaceous plant" , "Aromatic flavourful versatile vegetable" .)

I've seen this clue in the Universal and the USA Today.

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