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Fruit barrel turned upside-down (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nut

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

'barrel turned upside-down' is the wordplay.
'barrel' becomes 'tun' (tun is a kind of barrel).
'turned upside down' is a reversal indicator.
'tun' back-to-front is 'NUT'.

(Other definitions for nut that I've seen before include "Enthusiastic person" , "Fan" , "buff" , "Bolt's partner" , "eg Pecan" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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