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Exchanged lemons for other fruits (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

melons

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'other fruits' is the definition.
'melons' can be an answer for 'fruits' (I have seen 'Juicy fruits ' mean 'melons' so perhaps 'fruits' could also mean 'melons'). I am unsure of the 'other' bit.

'exchanged lemons' is the wordplay.
'exchanged' indicates an anagram.
'lemons' anagrammed gives 'MELONS'.

'for' is the link.

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(Other definitions for melons that I've seen before include "Juicy fruit" , "Lemons turn out to be other fruits" , "Lemons make other fruits" , "Fruits with hard rinds" , "Juicy fruits" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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