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Fruit left behind is something highly prized (5)

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I believe the answer is:

pearl

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'something highly prized' is the definition.
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'fruit left behind' is the wordplay.
'fruit' becomes 'pear' (pear is a kind of fruit).
'left' becomes 'L' (common abbreviation).
'behind' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'pear'+'l'='PEARL'

'is' is the link.

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(Other definitions for pearl that I've seen before include "Oyster's gem" , "Lustrous structure in a mollusc shell" , "Highly-valued thing" , "Much loved and valued person" , "coming out of shell?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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