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French philosopher lifted spicy fruits (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sumac

'spicy fruits' is the definition.
(fruits of a sumac plant)

'french philosopher lifted' is the wordplay.
'french philosopher' becomes 'Camus' (Albert Camus, 1913-1960).
'lifted' says the letters should be written backwards (going up in down clue).
'camus' back-to-front is 'SUMAC'.

(Other definitions for sumac that I've seen before include "Rudely brief" , "plant" , "Small tree bright in autumn" , "Shrub bright in autumn" , "purchase from garden centre?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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