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Product of a fruitful harem? (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sultana

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'fruitful harem?' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't see how they can define each other.

'product of a' is the wordplay.
'product of' becomes 'sultan' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'sultan'+'a'='SULTANA'

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(Other definitions for sultana that I've seen before include "sovereign's woman" , "Sovereign's mother perhaps" , "Dry seedless grape" , "concubine?" , "Dried white grape" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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