Ready to eat seconds of fruit pie? (4)

I believe the answer is:

ripe

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'ready to eat' is the definition.
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I don't understand the rest of the clue.

(Other definitions for ripe that I've seen before include "Mature, fully grown" , "Fully grown, ready for eating" , "Strong-smelling" , "Mellow" , "daring" .)

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

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