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Fruit turns up in an omelette (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lemon

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

'turns up in an omelette' is the wordplay.
'turns up' says the letters should be written backwards.
'in' indicates a hidden word.
'nomel' can be found hidden inside 'an omelette'.
'nomel' back-to-front is 'LEMON'.

(Other definitions for lemon that I've seen before include "Fruit - as an answer it's unsatisfactory" , "Leaving body" , "definitely not a peach" , "Acidic fruit" , "Sharp-tasting fruit" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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