Measured fruit and garden plot (7)

I believe the answer is:

plumbed

'measured' is the definition.
(plumbing is a kind of measuring)

'fruit and garden plot' is the wordplay.
'fruit' becomes 'plum' (plum is a kind of fruit**).
'and' says to put letters next to each other.
'garden plot' becomes 'bed' (I've seen this before).
'plum'+'bed'='PLUMBED'

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph and The Guardian.

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