Fruit or animal expert (7)

I believe the answer is:

bullace

'fruit' is the definition.
(plum-like fruit)

'animal expert' is the wordplay.
'animal' becomes 'bull' (bull is a kind of animal).
'expert' becomes 'ace' (ace can informally mean very good).
'bull'+'ace'='BULLACE'

'or' is the link.

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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