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Something fruity from novelist gone into by censor (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

greengage

'something fruity' is the definition.
(type of plum)

'novelist gone into by censor' is the wordplay.
'novelist' becomes 'greene' (I've seen this before).
'gone into by' indicates putting letters inside.
'censor' becomes 'gag' (I've seen this before).
'greene' enclosing 'gag' is 'GREENGAGE'.

'from' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for greengage that I've seen before include "Fruit akin to plum" , "Variety of plum" , "Garden fruit" , "it's fruity" , "Fruit like a small plum" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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