Crossword Genius

Fruit indeed collected by father (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

papaya

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

'indeed collected by father' is the wordplay.
'indeed' becomes 'ya' (yes).
'collected by' says to put letters next to each other (I've seen this in other clues).
'father' becomes 'papa' (papa is a kind of father).
'ya' after 'papa' is 'PAPAYA'.

(Other definitions for papaya that I've seen before include "Tropical yellow fruit" , "Oval melon-like tropical fruit" , "Tropical fruit tree used in medicine" , "Caribbean fruit" , "Tropical green-skinned fruit" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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