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Horrible-looking fruit, I hear (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ugly

'horrible-looking' is the definition.
(ugly means horrible to look at)

'fruit i hear' is the wordplay.
'fruit' becomes 'ugli' (ugli is a kind of fruit).
'i hear' shows a homophone (sound like).
'ugli' sounds like 'UGLY'.

(Other definitions for ugly that I've seen before include "Deficient in beauty" , "Unpleasant to look at" , "Like an eyesore" , "'Unattractive, unsightly (4)'" , "Unsightly, not pretty" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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