Cut fruit tree (9)
I believe the answer is:
hackberry
'cut fruit tree' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both things that one consumes for nourishment as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps you can see a link between them that I can't see?
'cut fruit' is the wordplay.
'cut' becomes 'hack' (hacking is a kind of cutting).
'fruit' becomes 'berry' (berry is a kind of fruit).
'hack'+'berry'='HACKBERRY'
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I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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