Funny pear with bottom sliced off (5)

I believe the answer is:

comic

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'funny' is the definition.
(comic can mean funny or humorous)

I don't understand how the remainder of the clue works.

(Other definitions for comic that I've seen before include "Professional joke-teller" , "publication for children" , "Wag" , "Raising a laugh" , "Funny entertainer, often stand-up" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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