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Fruit satisfied in fall (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

plummet

'fall' is the definition.
(plummet is a kind of fall)

'fruit satisfied' is the wordplay.
'fruit' becomes 'plum' (plum is a kind of fruit).
'satisfied' becomes 'met' ('meet' can be a synonym of 'satisfy').
'plum'+'met'='PLUMMET'

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for plummet that I've seen before include "Descend" , "Fall like a stone" , "fall sharply" , "Drop sharply" , "Fall headlong" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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