Fruit and ice-cream will be about a pound for two (6)

I believe the answer is:

couple

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'two' is the definition.
(couple is a kind of two)

I can't explain the rest of the clue.

(Other definitions for couple that I've seen before include "Two of a kind" , "Brace, pair" , "Duo, brace" , "Pair - put together" , "Bonnie and Clyde, say" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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