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Stone in fruit, large (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pearl

'stone' is the definition.
(I have seen 'precious stone' mean 'pearl' so perhaps 'stone' could also mean 'pearl')

'fruit large' is the wordplay.
'fruit' becomes 'pear' (pear is a kind of fruit).
'large' becomes 'L' (eg in clothes sizes).
'pear'+'l'='PEARL'

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for pearl that I've seen before include "Lustrous globule prized as a gem" , "Gem; size of type" , "Highly-valued thing" , "Precious stone from shellfish" , "Precious gem" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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