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Spread margarine on, and fruit (8,6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mandarin orange

'fruit' is the definition.
(I know that mandarin orange is a type of fruit)

'spread margarine on and' is the wordplay.
'spread' indicates an anagram.
'margarine'+'on'+'and'='margarineonand'
'margarineonand' is an anagram of 'MANDARIN ORANGE'.

(Another definition for mandarin orange that I've seen is " Chinese round stove in which there's fruit".)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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