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Picked up unappealing fruit (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ugli

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

'picked up unappealing' is the wordplay.
'picked up' shows a homophone (sound like).
'unappealing' becomes 'ugly' (unattractive).
'ugly' is a homophone of 'UGLI'.

(Other definitions for ugli that I've seen before include "Grapefruit/tangerine hybrid" , "Citrus fruit of the West Indies" , "Plain-sounding fruit" , "Mottled tangelo hybrid" , "(Repulsive-looking?) fruit" .)

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