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Shattered Phil's door? A fruit fly? (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

drosophila

'fruit fly?' is the definition.
(drosophila is a kind of fruit fly)

'shattered phil's door? a' is the wordplay.
'shattered' is an anagram indicator.
'phils'+'door'='philsdoor'
'philsdoor' is an anagram of 'drosophil'.
'drosophil'+'a'='DROSOPHILA'

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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