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Fruit ain’t green, surprisingly (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tangerine

'fruit' is the definition.
(tangerine is a kind of fruit)

'ain't green surprisingly' is the wordplay.
'surprisingly' indicates an anagram.
'aint'+'green'='aintgreen'
'aintgreen' is an anagram of 'TANGERINE'.

(Other definitions for tangerine that I've seen before include "Orange-type fruit" , "fruit product" , "shade" , "Tree" , "something juicy being given to press" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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