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Fruit the warder wouldn't allow the prisoner to have? (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

raspberry

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'wouldn't allow the prisoner to have?' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'fruit the warder' is the wordplay.
'fruit' becomes 'rasp' (I've seen this before).
'the warder' becomes 'berry' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'rasp'+'berry'='RASPBERRY'

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(Other definitions for raspberry that I've seen before include "rude riposte?" , "that's produced by cane" , "Fruit; rude sound" , "sign of disapproval" , "Bars Perry from having the fruit" .)

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