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Wail about that woman making fruit (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cherry

'fruit' is the definition.
(I know that Cherry is a type of drupe)

'wail about that woman' is the wordplay.
'wail' becomes 'cry' (to wail is to cry out).
'about' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'that woman' becomes 'her' (her refers to a woman).
'cry' placed around 'her' is 'CHERRY'.

'making' is the link.

(Other definitions for cherry that I've seen before include "Virginity (slang)" , "Deep red like small round fruit" , "cheer? No longer" , "Cricket ball" , "Greyfriars boy identified" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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