Pungent segmental bulb (6)

I believe the answer is:

garlic

(Other definitions for garlic that I've seen before include "Aioli ingredient" , "Plant of the onion family" , "Pungent smelling bulb" , "Pungent-tasting bulb" , "Pungent plant" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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