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Sour fruit contributed by mother and child (6)

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damson

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'sour fruit contributed' is the definition.
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'mother and child' is the wordplay.
'mother' becomes 'dam' (female parent of an animal).
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'child' becomes 'son' (male child).
'dam'+'son'='DAMSON'

'by' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for damson that I've seen before include "Kind of plum for nomads" , "Small stone-fruit for nomads" , "Plum-coloured" , "Type of plum" , "Small tart plum" .)

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