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Run out of fruit and edible seeds (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

peas

'edible seeds' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'run out of fruit' is the wordplay.
'run' becomes 'r' (cricket abbreviation).
'out of' is a deletion indicator.
'fruit' becomes 'pears' (I've seen this before).
'pears' with 'r' removed is 'PEAS'.

'and' is the link.

(Other definitions for peas that I've seen before include "pulse" , "Pulses" , "birds" , "Leguminous seeds" , "Seeds in a pod" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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