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Urge factory to produce fruit (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

eggplant

'fruit' is the definition.
(I know that eggplant is a fruit)

'urge factory' is the wordplay.
'urge' becomes 'egg' (as in egging someone on).
'factory' becomes 'plant' (a manufacturing plant).
'egg'+'plant'='EGGPLANT'

'to produce' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for eggplant that I've seen before include "US name for aubergine" , "What goes into moussaka" , "It's also called aubergine" , "Its fruit is aubergine" , "Vegetable" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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