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Most of the fruit satisfied epicure (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

gourmet

'epicure' is the definition.
(I know that epicure can be written as gourmet)

'most of the fruit satisfied' is the wordplay.
'most of' means to remove the last letter.
'the fruit' becomes 'gourd' (gourd is a kind of fruit).
'satisfied' becomes 'met' (as in 'met the conditions of his contract').
'gourd' with its final letter taken away is 'gour'.
'gour'+'met'='GOURMET'

(Other definitions for gourmet that I've seen before include "Connoisseur of fine food" , "Knowledgeable foodie" , "Connoisseur of good food and drink" , "bon viveur" , "Knowledgeable eater" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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