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Point when bug penetrates fruit tree (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tangerine

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'fruit tree' is the definition.
(tangerine is a kind of fruit tree)

'point when bug penetrates' is the wordplay.
'point when' becomes 'tine' (I've seen this in other clues. I am not sure about the 'when' bit.).
'bug' becomes 'anger'.
'penetrates' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'tine' placed around 'anger' is 'TANGERINE'.

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(Other definitions for tangerine that I've seen before include "Taste" , "Kind of orange" , "Small orange-like fruit (from North Africa?)" , "Moroccan" , "fruit product" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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