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Ring and order fruit (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

orange

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

'ring and order' is the wordplay.
'ring' becomes 'o'.
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'order' becomes 'range' ('range' can be a synonym of 'order'**).
'o'+'range'='ORANGE'

(Other definitions for orange that I've seen before include "Dutch royal house" , "African flower" , "An ogre (anag.)" , "Colour between red and yellow" , "Stocking-filler fruit" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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