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Round fruit, soft (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

plump

'round' is the definition.
(both can mean fat or chubby)

'fruit soft' is the wordplay.
'fruit' becomes 'plum' (plum is a kind of fruit).
'soft' becomes 'p' (musical abbreviation for 'piano').
'plum'+'p'='PLUMP'

(Other definitions for plump that I've seen before include "Opt - round" , "Having a full rounded shape" , "Chubby, rounded" , "stout" , "Corpulent" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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