A bit of a fight for fruit (3)

I believe the answer is:

fig

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

I can't explain the remainder of the clue.

(Other definitions for fig that I've seen before include "This tree's leaf may cover nudity" , "Fruit with lots of seeds" , "Sweet fleshy fruit, often dried" , "Kind of tree in effigy" , "something unimportant" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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