Temptation that bore fruit? (5)

I believe the answer is:

apple

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'fruit?' is the definition.
(I know that apple is a type of fruit)

I don't understand how the rest of the clue works.

(Other definitions for apple that I've seen before include "award from Paris" , "'The ..... never falls far from the tree'" , "Fruit of the rose family" , "One a day keeps the doctor away" , "Empire?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.

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