Bachelor, say, crazy to put down fruit (9,6)

I believe the answer is:

butternut squash

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

'bachelor say crazy to put down' is the wordplay.
'bachelor' becomes 'b' (abbreviation e.g. BA=Bachelor of Arts).
'say' becomes 'utter' (I've seen this before).
'crazy' becomes 'nuts' (I've seen this before).
'to put down' becomes 'quash' (I've seen this before).
'b'+'utter'+'nuts'+'quash'='BUTTERNUT SQUASH'

(Another definition for butternut squash that I've seen is " Fruit".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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