Parcels apt to go astray - they have fruit in them (10)
I believe the answer is:
applecarts
'they have fruit in them' is the definition.
The definition suggests an adverb but the answer is not.
'parcels apt to go astray' is the wordplay.
'to go astray' is an anagram indicator.
'parcels'+'apt'='parcelsapt'
'parcelsapt' with letters rearranged gives 'APPLECARTS'.
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