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Discover path, then stray from it delivering fruit (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

raisin

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

'discover path then stray' is the wordplay.
'discover' means to look at the middle letters (I've seen 'discovered' mean this).
'path' becomes 'trail' (trail is a kind of path).
'then stray' becomes 'sin' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
The middle of 'trail' is 'rai'.
'rai'+'sin'='RAISIN'

'from it delivering' is the link.
This may not be correct. Some or all of it may be part of another bit of the clue.

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(Other definitions for raisin that I've seen before include "Dried grape used in cakes" , "Cultivating" , "Dried 18" , "fruit product" , "sultana, say" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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