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Don’t eat that palm fruit now… come to my party! (4,3,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

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'palm fruit now come to my party' is the definition.
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'don't eat' is the wordplay.
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an anagram of 'eat' is 'ate' which is located in the answer.
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'that' is the link.

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