Ready to eat (4)

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ripe

'ready to eat' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for ripe that I've seen before include "At fruition" , "Ready (to be eaten or used)" , "Mature for eating like fruit" , "Mellow" , "'Fully grown, ready to be eaten (4)'" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph, The Star Tribune, The Mirror, the Evening Standard, the Sydney Morning Herald, the Penny Press, the LA Times, The New York Times and The Guardian.

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