Annual fruit (5)

I believe the answer is:

dates

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'fruit' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

I cannot understand how the remainder of the clue works.

(Other definitions for dates that I've seen before include "Specified parts of the year" , "Meetings arranged in advance" , "Small tree-fruits or social appointments" , "appearing on most coins" , "Fruits and pre-arranged meetings" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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