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Squashed fruit? (5)

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lemon

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'fruit?' is the definition.
(lemon is a kind of fruit)

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(Other definitions for lemon that I've seen before include "Defective object" , "definitely not a peach" , "Unhelpful answer" , "Fruit squeezed on Pancake Day?" , "Useless object" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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