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Lout chewed canapé furiously, having being described as rotund, with orange flesh (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cantaloupe

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'flesh' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both plants as well as being singular nouns.
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(Other definitions for cantaloupe that I've seen before include "fruit" , "Small melon with ribbed skin" , "Type of melon" , "Musk-melon" , "Small to medium-sized melon with yellowish flesh" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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