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Skewer small fruit (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

spear

'skewer' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'small fruit' is the wordplay.
'small' becomes 's' (abbreviation - e.g. clothes size).
'fruit' becomes 'pear' (pear is a kind of fruit).
's'+'pear'='SPEAR'

(Other definitions for spear that I've seen before include "Impale" , "Old weapon" , "A bit of asparagus" , "Long pointed weapon" , "Simple weapon" .)

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