Russian Riddle of the Day 4

Readers with exceptional memory will be on the edge of their seats to know the answer to the last Russian Riddle of the Day from 2018. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you:

The Onion!

As for this year’s first (hopefully not only) riddle, try your hand at this:

A blushing young beauty sits in a dungeon with only her plait visible.

Clue: those thinking Rapunzel have got the wrong idea: it is something much more down to earth 😉