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Fruit partly ripe, a raspberry (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pear

'fruit' is the definition.
(pear is a kind of fruit)

'partly ripe a raspberry' is the wordplay.
'partly' indicates a hidden word.
'PEAR' can be found hidden inside 'ripe a raspberry'.

(Other definitions for pear that I've seen before include "Shapely fruit?" , "Fruit sounds like two of a kind" , "Brand" , "Tasty fruit that tapers towards the stalk" , "One fruit sounds like two" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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