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Prohibit an American fruit (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

banana

'fruit' is the definition.
(banana is a kind of fruit)

'prohibit an american' is the wordplay.
'prohibit' becomes 'ban' (banning is a kind of prohibiting).
'american' becomes 'a' (common abbreviation - e.g. in organisation names).
'ban'+'an'+'a'='BANANA'

(Other definitions for banana that I've seen before include "Small politically unstable country dominated by foreign companies" , "Yellow-skinned fruit" , "Curved fruit (in a split dessert?)" , "Another of 5 down" , "Fruit item" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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