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Hose snaking through most mature fruit (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rosehip

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'fruit' is the definition.
(fruit of a rose plant)

'hose snaking through most mature' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
an anagram of 'hose' is 'oseh' which is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'rip' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for rosehip that I've seen before include "Berry for syrup" , "Fruit on wild plant" , "Fruit from flower providing syrup" , "Wild fruit for syrup" , "Hedgerow or garden fruit" .)

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