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Find fault with lime, having peeled fruit (7)

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I believe the answer is:

impeach

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'find fault with lime' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'peeled fruit' is the wordplay.
'peeled' becomes 'im' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'fruit' becomes 'peach' (peach is a kind of fruit).
'im'+'peach'='IMPEACH'

'having' is the link.

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(Other definitions for impeach that I've seen before include "Accuse of serious crime against the state, say treason" , "Level a charge against -- pace him (anag)" , "Charge public official with misconduct - Clinton?" , "call into question" , "In America, charge with misconduct - say President" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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