It’ll make your eyes water (5)

I believe the answer is:

onion

(Other definitions for onion that I've seen before include "Plant with edible bulb" , "Tear-inducing edible bulb" , "Bulbous vegetable" , "Pungent vegetable" , "One may be set" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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