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Come back to harvest fruit (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

reappear

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'come back' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both related to change as well as being verbs in their base form.
Perhaps there's an association between them I don't understand?

'harvest fruit' is the wordplay.
'harvest' becomes 'reap' (synonyms).
'fruit' becomes 'pear' (pear is a kind of fruit).
'reap'+'pear'='REAPPEAR'

'to' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for reappear that I've seen before include "return" , "Be seen again" , "make a comeback" , "Turn up again" , "Come into view again" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent, The Guardian, the Sydney Morning Herald and The Times.
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