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Reportedly, fruit existing (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

current

'existing' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'reportedly fruit' is the wordplay.
'reportedly' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'fruit' becomes 'currant' (currant is a kind of fruit).
'currant' sounds like 'CURRENT'.

(Other definitions for current that I've seen before include "In vogue" , "Up-to-date" , "Flow, of a river say" , "Happening now" , "Contemporary" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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