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Such a cake is known to be nutty (5)

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fruit

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(Other definitions for fruit that I've seen before include "See 9" , "Eg, banana or apple" , "Eg, bananas" , "Eg, apple or pear" , "Orange, lemon" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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