Fruit and nuts at soirée not started (7)

I believe the answer is:

etaerio

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'fruit' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

I cannot understand how the remainder of the clue works.

(Other definitions for etaerio that I've seen before include "An aggregated fruit" , "Aggregate fruit" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sunday Times and The Times.

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