It comes in cloves (6)

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garlic

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(Other definitions for garlic that I've seen before include "Allium sativum" , "Pungent bulb hated by vampires" , "Bulb used in cookery" , "Food flavouring not favoured by vampires?" , "Pungent root" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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