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Place out an unsatisfactory musk-melon (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cantaloupe

'musk-melon' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'place out an unsatisfactory' is the wordplay.
'unsatisfactory' indicates anagramming the letters (I've seen this in other clues).
'place'+'out'+'an'='placeoutan'
'placeoutan' is an anagram of 'CANTALOUPE'.

(Other definitions for cantaloupe that I've seen before include "Small melon with ribbed skin" , "musk melon" , "Type of melon" , "Musk-melon" , "fruit" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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