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Weight of a peach, perhaps? (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stone

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'weight' is the definition.
(stone is a unit of weight)

'a peach perhaps?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'a' could be 'one' and 'one' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'st' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'of' acts as a link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for stone that I've seen before include "diamond, say" , "Imperial unit of weight" , "Kernel" , "Hard lump of mineral matter" , "Olive pip" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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