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In deep fall, fruit was satisfying (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

plummet

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'in deep fall' is the definition.
'plummet' can be an answer for 'fall' (to plummet is to dive or fall). I am not certain of the 'in deep' bit.

'fruit was satisfying' is the wordplay.
'fruit' becomes 'plum' (plum is a kind of fruit).
'was satisfying' becomes 'met' (satisfied or met conditions).
'plum'+'met'='PLUMMET'

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(Other definitions for plummet that I've seen before include "Fall like a stone" , "Fall rapidly" , "Drop at speed" , "Nose-dive" , "Drop sharply" .)

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