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Leave fruit and become mad (2,7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

go bananas

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'become mad' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I can't tell whether it can be defined by this definition.

'leave fruit' is the wordplay.
'leave' becomes 'go'.
'fruit' becomes 'bananas' (I've seen this before).
'go'+'bananas'='GO BANANAS'

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(Other definitions for go bananas that I've seen before include "Lose one's cool" , "Get very annoyed" , "Show enthusiasm" , "Flip one's lid (sl.)" , "become very angry" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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