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Prohibit an Australian fruit (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

banana

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

'prohibit an australian' is the wordplay.
'prohibit' becomes 'ban' (banning is a kind of prohibiting).
'australian' becomes 'a'.
'ban'+'an'+'a'='BANANA'

(Other definitions for banana that I've seen before include "Curved yellow fruit" , "Elongated edible fruit" , "Curved fruit (in a split dessert?)" , "Tropical yellow fruit" , "Plantain-like fruit" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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