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Fruit of the melon variety (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lemon

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

'melon variety' is the wordplay.
'variety' is an anagram indicator.
'melon' anagrammed gives 'LEMON'.

'of the' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for lemon that I've seen before include "definitely not a peach" , "Fruit high in vitamin C" , "leaving bitter taste?" , "Unhelpful answer" , "Tone" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail and The Irish Independent.
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