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Staff try tropical fruit (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mango

'tropical fruit' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'staff try' is the wordplay.
'staff' becomes 'man' (as in staffing or manning a particular place).
'try' becomes 'go' (both can mean an attempt).
'man'+'go'='MANGO'

(Other definitions for mango that I've seen before include "Type of fruit" , "No, Mag has the odd fruit" , "Fleshy tropical fruit" , "Tropical fruit, its pickle" , "fruit tree" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sunday Times.
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