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Fantastic fruit, a good deal from Florida, say (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lotus

'fantastic fruit' is the definition.
(mythical fruit)

'a good deal from florida say' is the wordplay.
'a good deal' becomes 'lot' ('lot' can be a synonym of 'good deal').
'from florida say' becomes 'us' (US can mean American).
'lot'+'us'='LOTUS'

(Other definitions for lotus that I've seen before include "----- Eaters, indolent hedonists" , "the indolent took for eating" , "Type of water-lily" , "It helps with memory loss" , "Fruit of forgetfulness - water lily - car marque" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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