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Bitter variety of melon (5)

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I believe the answer is:

lemon

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'bitter variety' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both human attributes as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?

'of melon' is the wordplay.
'of' indicates anagramming the letters (the answer comes from or 'of' the letters).
'melon' anagrammed gives 'LEMON'.

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(Other definitions for lemon that I've seen before include "Dab" , "Fruit-tree" , "Citrus fruit (is it the answer?)" , "Useless object" , "Washout" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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