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Wine, fruit and more mature lobster egg (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

elderberry

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'wine fruit' is the definition.
'elderberry' can be an answer for 'fruit' (elderberry is a kind of fruit). I am unsure of the 'wine' bit.

'more mature lobster egg' is the wordplay.
'more mature' becomes 'elder' (older or more mature).
'lobster egg' becomes 'berry' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'elder'+'berry'='ELDERBERRY'

'and' is the link.

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(Other definitions for elderberry that I've seen before include "Fruit used for cordial" , "Tree fruit used for wine" , "Wine or jelly can be made from this" , "Fruit used for home-made wine" , "A blue-black fruit" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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