Fruit to cut with discrimination (5)
I believe the answer is:
prune
'discrimination' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't see how they can define each other.
'fruit to cut' is the wordplay.
'fruit' becomes 'prunes'.
'to cut' means to remove the last letter.
'prunes' with its last letter taken off is 'PRUNE'.
'with' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for prune that I've seen before include "Dull person" , "Cut back the dried plum" , "Trim (tree); dried plum" , "Shrivelled fruit" , "A fruit; to cut back" .)