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Little fruit from Greek imitator (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

grape

'little fruit' is the definition.

'greek imitator' is the wordplay.
'greek' becomes 'gr'.
'imitator' becomes 'ape' ('ape' can be a synonym of 'imitator').
'gr'+'ape'='GRAPE'

'from' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for grape that I've seen before include "Green/black fruit" , "Wine fruit" , "Vineyard fruit" , "Pager (anag.)" , "Vine fruit" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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