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A new tropic fruit (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

apricot

'fruit' is the definition.
(type of fruit)

'a new tropic' is the wordplay.
'new' indicates anagramming the letters.
'tropic' with letters rearranged gives 'pricot'.
'a'+'pricot'='APRICOT'

(Other definitions for apricot that I've seen before include "Orange fruit" , "Stoned fruit" , "A fruit-tree" , "Juicy stone-fruit, orange-pink when ripe" , "tree" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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