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Fruit of zero scope (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

orange

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

'zero scope' is the wordplay.
'zero' becomes 'O' (O resembles 0).
'scope' becomes 'range' (synonyms).
'o'+'range'='ORANGE'

'of' is the link.

(Other definitions for orange that I've seen before include "A rainbow colour" , "Colour of an onager?" , "Princely house" , "Colour of Northern Ireland unionism" , "soft drink?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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