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Tropical fruit shrub isn’t commonly clipped (8)

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I believe the answer is:

plantain

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'tropical fruit' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'shrub isn't commonly clipped' is the wordplay.
'shrub' becomes 'plant' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'isn't commonly' becomes 'ain't' (I've seen this in another clue).
'clipped' means to remove the last letter (the word is shortened or clipped).
'aint' with its last letter removed is 'ain'.
'plant'+'ain'='PLANTAIN'

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(Other definitions for plantain that I've seen before include "Low-growing plant; type of banana" , "Banana-like fruit" , "Sort of banana" , "Tropical food" , "Tropical plant like a banana" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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