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About to cut excellent exotic fruit (4)

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I believe the answer is:

acai

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'fruit' is the definition.
(I know that Acai is a fruit)

'about to cut excellent' is the wordplay.
'about' becomes 'ca' (abbreviation for 'circa').
'to cut' is an insertion indicator (some letters cut their way into a word).
'excellent' becomes 'ai' (resembles 'Ac', old-fashioned term for excellent).
'ca' placed within 'ai' is 'ACAI'.

'exotic' acts as a link.
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(Other definitions for acai that I've seen before include "fruit which is nutritious" , "South American palm tree" , "South American food product" , "something nutritional to eat" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sunday Times.
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