Silly person in clip (5)

I believe the answer is:

prune

I believe this clue is a double definition.

'silly person' is the first definition.

'clip' is the second definition.
(I know that clip can be written as prune)

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for prune that I've seen before include "Trim - dried fruit" , "Trim (tree); dried plum" , "A fruit; to cut back" , "Cut back the dried plum" , "Shrivelled fruit" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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