In fruit can I make a cocktail (9)

I believe the answer is:

appletini

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'a cocktail' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'in fruit can i' is the wordplay.
'in fruit' becomes 'apple' (apple is a kind of fruit. I am not sure about the 'in' bit.).
'can' becomes 'tin' (synonyms).
'apple'+'tin'+'i'='APPLETINI'

'make' acts as a link.

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(Another definition for appletini that I've seen is " Cocktail".)

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

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