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O my! The carrot, surprisingly: technically a fruit! (6,6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cherry tomato

'technically a fruit' is the definition.
(tomatoes are fruit not vegetables)

'o my the carrot surprisingly' is the wordplay.
'surprisingly' indicates an anagram.
'o'+'my'+'the'+'carrot'='omythecarrot'
'omythecarrot' anagrammed gives 'CHERRY TOMATO'.

(Another definition for cherry tomato that I've seen is " Small red fruit".)

I've seen this clue in The Everyman puzzle in The Observer.
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