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Dad possibly sent back lots of fruit? (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

papayas

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'lots of fruit?' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are plural nouns, I can't see how one could define the other.

'dad possibly sent back' is the wordplay.
'dad' becomes 'papa' (synonyms).
'possibly' becomes 'say' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'sent back' is a reversal indicator.
'say' backwards is 'yas'.
'papa'+'yas'='PAPAYAS'

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(Other definitions for papayas that I've seen before include "Large oblong yellow fruits" , "Fruit like melons" .)

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