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She gets fruit by the pound (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pearl

'she' is the definition.

'fruit by the pound' is the wordplay.
'fruit' becomes 'pear' (pear is a kind of fruit).
'by' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'the pound' becomes 'l'.
'pear'+'l'='PEARL'

'gets' is the link.

(Other definitions for pearl that I've seen before include "Lustrous structure in a mollusc shell" , "Lustrous structure inside an oyster-shell" , "Girl < , pretty" , "Off-white colour" , "greatly valued" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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