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She's got the right angle on fruit (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pearl

'she's' is the definition.

'the right angle on fruit' is the wordplay.
'the right angle' becomes 'L' (the shape of the letter is a right angle).
'on' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'fruit' becomes 'pear' (pear is a kind of fruit).
'l' after 'pear' is 'PEARL'.

'got' is the link.

(Other definitions for pearl that I've seen before include "Much loved and valued person" , "Off-white colour" , "Gem from oyster" , "Lustrous globule prized as a gem" , "Oyster's gem" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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