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Pains after exercise? Fruit is the answer! (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

peaches

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'fruit is the answer' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'pains after exercise?' is the wordplay.
'pains' becomes 'aches' (ache is a kind of pain).
'after' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'exercise?' becomes 'pe' (Physical Education).
'aches' put after 'pe' is 'PEACHES'.

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(Other definitions for peaches that I've seen before include "Juicy fruits" , "Make a speech about the fruit" , "A speech (anag)" , "Producing fine specimens" .)

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