Hot toddy fruit (5)

I believe the answer is:

lemon

(Other definitions for lemon that I've seen before include "fruit is on offer" , "Tone" , "A fruit; a worthless item" , "something defective" , "Melon is another fruit" .)

I've seen this clue in the USA Today.

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