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Bean or hard fruit (not soft) (7)

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haricot

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'bean' is the definition.
(haricot is a type of bean)

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(Other definitions for haricot that I've seen before include "kind of ragout" , "Variety of bean" , "French bean" , "Vegetable" , "Type of bean in a chariot" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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