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Actor to rhyme 'dissolute' and 'fruit' (6,6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cherry tomato

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'fruit' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both plants as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps you can see an association between them that I can't see?

'actor to rhyme dissolute' is the wordplay.
'dissolute' indicates an anagram.
'actor'+'to'+'rhyme'='actortorhyme'
'actortorhyme' anagrammed gives 'CHERRY TOMATO'.

'and' acts as a link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Another definition for cherry tomato that I've seen is " Small red fruit".)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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