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What’s seen regularly in guava, ugli — as fleshy part (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

uvula

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'fleshy part' is the definition.
'uvula' can be an answer for 'part' (uvula is a kind of part). I am not certain of the 'fleshy' bit.

'what's seen regularly in guava ugli as' is the wordplay.
'what's seen regularly in' means one should take alternating letters.
'guava'+'ugli'+'as'='guavauglias'
The alternating letters of 'guavauglias' are 'UVULA'.

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(Other definitions for uvula that I've seen before include "Fleshy body over back of tongue" , "Fleshy part above the throat" , "Fleshy piece hanging over the throat" , "Fleshy part of the palate" , "Mouthpiece" .)

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