Bearers of fruit formed by cold air round Cape (6)

I believe the answer is:

carica

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'bearers of fruit' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both plants as well as being singular nouns.
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(Another definition for carica that I've seen is " Group of plants".)

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

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