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Large bunches of bananas over us (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

handsome

'large' is the definition.
(eg as in a handsome sum of money)

'bunches of bananas over us' is the wordplay.
'bunches of bananas' becomes 'hands'.
'over' becomes 'o' (cricket abbreviation).
'us' becomes 'me' ('us' can mean 'mean' in some UK dialects).
'hands'+'o'+'me'='HANDSOME'

(Other definitions for handsome that I've seen before include "beautiful" , "Pleasing in appearance" , "Attractive in a strong, imposing way" , "Well-proportioned" , "Nomads he found to be good-looking" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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