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Satisfied with fruit drop (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

plummet

'drop' is the definition.
(I know this)

'satisfied with fruit' is the wordplay.
'satisfied' becomes 'met' (as in 'met the conditions of his contract').
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'fruit' becomes 'plum' (plum is a kind of fruit).
'met' put after 'plum' is 'PLUMMET'.

(Other definitions for plummet that I've seen before include "fall sharply" , "Drop straight down" , "Fall rapidly" , "Fall headlong" , "Descend" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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