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Singular fruit with perfect flavour (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

spearmint

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

'singular fruit with perfect' is the wordplay.
'singular' becomes 's' (abbreviation sometimes used in dictionaries).
'fruit' becomes 'pear' (pear is a kind of fruit).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'perfect' becomes 'mint' (similar in meaning).
's'+'pear'+'mint'='SPEARMINT'

(Other definitions for spearmint that I've seen before include "Strongly flavoured herb" , "Aromatic herb" , "Aromatic plant" , "Herb used for flavouring" , "Garden flavouring" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun and The Times.
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