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Italian peeled giant onions (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

antonio

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'italian' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are singular nouns.
Maybe you can see an association between them that I don't see?

'peeled giant onions' is the wordplay.
'peeled' says the answer is hidden in the clue (some letters peeled off to reveal the answer).
'ANTONIO' is hidden in the letters of 'giant onions'.

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(Other definitions for antonio that I've seen before include "Portia's client" , "Pound of flesh promiser" , "-- Pappano, conductor" , "A notion about The Merchant of Venice" , "Shakespearean merchant" .)

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