Crossword Genius

Fruit drink made from powder, without a head (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

coconut

I'm a little stuck... Click here to teach me more about this clue!

'fruit' is the definition.
(I know that coconut is a fruit)

'without a head' is the wordplay.
'without' becomes 'coco' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'a head' becomes 'nut' (informal term for somebody's head).
'coco'+'nut'='COCONUT'

'drink made from powder' is the link.
I am not very happy about this link. Some or all of it may belong to another bit of the clue.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for coconut that I've seen before include "Shy target?" , "source of oil" , "Shy occupier" , "Large palm fruit" , "Large hard seed" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sunday Times.
Want a hint initially instead of a full solution? Install my app