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Pineapples: sad, green, withered (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

grenades

'pineapples' is the definition.
(pineapple can informally mean a grenade)

'sad green withered' is the wordplay.
'withered' indicates an anagram.
'sad'+'green'='sadgreen'
'sadgreen' with letters rearranged gives 'GRENADES'.

(Other definitions for grenades that I've seen before include "Grandees holding small bombs" , "Hand-thrown bombs for grandees" , "Hand-held explosives" , "Small hand-bombs" , "Small bombs thrown by hand" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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