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Fruit, no end, for ruler (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sultan

'ruler' is the definition.
(sultan is a kind of ruler)

'fruit no end' is the wordplay.
'fruit' becomes 'sultana' (sultana is a kind of fruit).
'no end' means to remove the last letter.
'sultana' with its final letter removed is 'SULTAN'.

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for sultan that I've seen before include "Muslim ruler" , "Chicken" , "One governs" , "one ruling the roost?" , "Ruler of Brunei" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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