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Half guards against Australian tropical tree fruit? (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

guava

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'tropical tree fruit?' is the definition.
'guava' can be an answer for 'fruit?' (guava is a kind of fruit). I am unsure of the 'tropical tree' bit.

'half guards against australian' is the wordplay.
'half' indicates taking half.
'against' becomes 'v' (abbreviation for 'versus').
'australian' becomes 'A'.
'guards' cut in half is 'gua'.
'gua'+'v'+'a'='GUAVA'

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(Other definitions for guava that I've seen before include "Pear-shaped tropical fruit" , "Pale orange tropical fruit" , "South American fruit" , "Tropical fruit with yellow skin and pink flesh" , "Tropical shrub bearing small yellowish fruit" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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