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Nothing called the ultimate fruit (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

orange

'fruit' is the definition.
(orange is a kind of fruit)

'nothing called the ultimate' is the wordplay.
'nothing' becomes 'o' (looks like zero - 0).
'called' becomes 'rang' ('ring' can be a synonym of 'call').
'ultimate' indicates one should take the final letters.
The final letter of 'the' is 'e'.
'o'+'rang'+'e'='ORANGE'

(Other definitions for orange that I've seen before include "Colour between red and yellow" , "Colour of an onager?" , "Go earn the fruit" , "A rainbow colour" , "Belisha beacon colour" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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