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Gather fruit that's come back (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

reappear

'come back' is the definition.
(to reappear is to come back again)

'gather fruit' is the wordplay.
'gather' becomes 'reap' (reaping is a kind of gathering).
'fruit' becomes 'pear' (pear is a kind of fruit).
'reap'+'pear'='REAPPEAR'

'that's' is the link.

(Other definitions for reappear that I've seen before include "Turn up again" , "Show over" , "make a comeback" , "crop up again" , "return" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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