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It's clear that an insect has burrowed into this fruit (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

plantain

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

'it's clear that an insect has burrowed' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'an' could be 'i' (Roman numeral for one) and 'i' is present in the answer.
'insect' could be 'ant' (ant is a kind of insect) and 'ant' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'plan' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'into' acts as a link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for plantain that I've seen before include "Large banana - weed" , "Low-growing plant; type of banana" , "Tropical plant like a banana" , "Tropical food" , "Banana-like fruit" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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