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... by eating citrus goodness (6)

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I believe the answer is:

blimey

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'by eating citrus goodness' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'by eating citrus' is the wordplay.
'eating' indicates putting letters inside.
'citrus' becomes 'lime' (lime is a kind of citrus).
'by' going around 'lime' is 'BLIMEY'.

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(Other definitions for blimey that I've seen before include "My word!" , "Surprised expression" , "well!" , "exclamation of surprise" , "Good gracious me!" .)

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