The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word LEEK
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result LEEK
- Ship capsized becomes national symbol
- Vegetable vessel overturned
- National emblem from barge upset?
- Plant with bottom side turned over
- Chop top off smooth and shiny vegetable
- National emblem finally stuck behind shelter
- Barge capsized shown in national emblem
- Barge over national emblem
- Vegetable that’s not initially glossy
- Seeing vegetable, suddenly collapse?
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The straight part
We know that "national symbol" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case national symbol = leek.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does LEEK mean?
LEEK noun- The vegetable Allium ampeloprasum var. porrum, having edible leaves and an onion-like bulb but with a milder flavour than the onion.
- Any of several species of Allium, broadly resembling the domesticated plant in appearance in the wild.