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Mum getting children fruit (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

damsons

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'fruit' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'mum getting children' is the wordplay.
'mum getting' becomes 'dam' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'children' becomes 'sons' (son is a kind of child).
'dam'+'sons'='DAMSONS'

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(Other definitions for damsons that I've seen before include "Plum-like purple types of fruit" , "Plum-like purple fruits" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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