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When I am alive, I do not speak

When I am taken captive, my head is cut off

They bite my bare body

I do no harm, unless they cut me first

Then I shall soon make them cry

What am I?

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You are an

Onion

When I am alive, I do not speak

Onions don't talk

When I am taken captive, my head is cut off

People tend to only take the "head" of the onion

They bite my bare body

People eat onions after peeling the skin off ("bare body")

I do no harm, unless they cut me first Then I shall soon make them cry

Onions are known to make people cry when they are cut

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