Possible Clues:

• French -- soup
• One's squeezed between two legs? It's enough to make one 11
• Tear bringer
• Sometimes-caramelized item
• Marvin Gaye/Tammi Terrell "The ___ Song"
• Whopper topper, perhaps
• How skinny one is upon either side of one
• It may bring a tear to your eye
• Bulb lit repeatedly when one's inside
• Allium plant