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Not a good time to produce plums (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

slump

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'not a good time' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'produce plums' is the wordplay.
'produce' indicates anagramming the letters (I've seen 'produced' mean this).
'plums' anagrammed gives 'SLUMP'.

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(Other definitions for slump that I've seen before include "Deep recession" , "Bad economic recession" , "Sudden fall as in share values" , "Sudden market drop" , "Heavy fall" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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