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Fruit loaf's split between hands (5)

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I believe the answer is:

melon

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'fruit' is the definition.
(I know that melon is a type of fruit)

'loaf's split between hands' is the wordplay.
'loaf's split' becomes 'lo' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'between' indicates putting letters inside.
'hands' becomes 'men' (synonyms).
'lo' placed into 'men' is 'MELON'.

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(Other definitions for melon that I've seen before include "Gourdlike fruit" , "Ogen or cantaloupe, for instance" , "Type of pepo" , "Fruit - lemon (anag)" , "Killing" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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