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What's grown from fuss surrounding unfinished oral (7)

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I believe the answer is:

avocado

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'surrounding unfinished oral' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are adjectives. Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'what's grown from fuss' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'fuss' could be 'ado' ('ado' can be a synonym of 'fuss') and 'ado' is found in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for avocado that I've seen before include "Light green; fruit" , "Fruity colour" , "Tropical fruit with a yellow creamy flesh" , "Alligator pear" , "Evergreen" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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