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Fruit supplied by oddly bleary tradesperson? (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

plumber

'tradesperson?' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'fruit supplied by oddly bleary' is the wordplay.
'fruit' becomes 'plum' (plum is a kind of fruit).
'supplied by' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'oddly' indicates alternate letters (letters in odd-numbered positions).
The alternating letters of 'bleary' are 'ber'.
'plum'+'ber'='PLUMBER'

(Other definitions for plumber that I've seen before include "Pipe-fitter" , "One instals and repairs water and gas fittings" , "One fits water and gas pipes" , "tradesperson" , "Repairer of pipes" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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