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Fruit company discomfiting lovers? (10)

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I believe the answer is:

gooseberry

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'fruit' is the definition.
(gooseberry is a kind of fruit)

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(Other definitions for gooseberry that I've seen before include "Third-party" , "One unwelcome near passion" , "it bears fruit" , "Fruit - unwanted third person" , "Some intruders play it" .)

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