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Bloke from Darwin discarded woman's fruit (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mandarin

'fruit' is the definition.
(mandarin is a kind of fruit)

'bloke from darwin discarded woman's' is the wordplay.
'bloke' becomes 'man' (informal term for a man).
'from' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'discarded' is a deletion indicator.
'woman' becomes 'W' (abbreviation eg in Woman Police Constable).
'darwin' with 'w' taken out is 'darin'.
'man'+'darin'='MANDARIN'

(Other definitions for mandarin that I've seen before include "Important government official" , "Official language for all of China" , "Small citrus fruit" , "Small orange-like fruit (from China?)" , "Top person in Whitehall" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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