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Ability to read what’s on low-fat labels — juicy or fruity? (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

literacy

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'ability to read' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'on low-fat labels juicy or fruity?' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'juicy' could be 'racy' (synonyms) and 'racy' is present in the answer.
'low-fat' could be 'lite' (light in calories) and 'lite' is found in the answer.
This accounts for all the letters.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'what's' is the link.

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(Other definitions for literacy that I've seen before include "Ability to use language proficiently" , "Learning" , "Writer's skill" , "I lay cert (anag.)" , "Ability to read and write" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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