The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word GARLIC
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result GARLIC
- Line in exotic cigar that’s strongly flavoured
- Some sugar, licorice and another pungent flavouring
- Strong stuff from vulgar licensee
- Girl corrupted round adult clubs: item for the press?
- Plant the Italian found in rock-climbing
- Beggar licensed to carry vegetable
- Cigar ignited over top of light bulb
- Fish slice skinned, flavoured with this?
- A bit of vinegar licked — it’s pungent
- Ladybird originally found in cigar-shaped plant
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The straight part
We know that "it’s pungent" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case it’s pungent = garlic.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does GARLIC mean?
GARLIC noun- A plant, Allium sativum, related to the onion, having a pungent bulb much used in cooking.
- To flavour with garlic