An allium will lose a little water, I hear (4)
I believe the answer is:
leek
'an allium' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both plants as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'lose a little water i hear' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'little' could be 'l' (abbreviation for little) and 'l' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'eek' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'will' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for leek that I've seen before include "Vegetable symbol of Wales" , "Onion's relative" , "Welsh symbolic vegetable" , "Plant related to the onion, pair with potato for soup" , "One of the veggies" .)