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Piece of fruit — round, as it happens (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

olive

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'piece of fruit' is the definition.
'olive' can be an answer for 'fruit' (I've seen this in another clue). I am not certain of the 'piece of' bit.

'round as it happens' is the wordplay.
'round' becomes 'o' (o is a circular letter).
'as it happens' becomes 'live' (as in live broadcasting).
'o'+'live'='OLIVE'

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(Other definitions for olive that I've seen before include "Evergreen Mediterranean tree" , "Oil producer" , "Its branch is a peace emblem" , "Girl's name; tree" , "Greyish-green; fruit" .)

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