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Environmental indicator, say, for fruit (9)

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I believe the answer is:

greengage

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'for fruit' is the definition.
(type of plum)

'environmental indicator' is the wordplay.
'environmental' becomes 'green'.
'indicator' becomes 'gage' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'green'+'gage'='GREENGAGE'

'say' is the link.

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(Other definitions for greengage that I've seen before include "Plum-like fruit" , "Garden fruit" , "it's fruity" , "Such a summer novel" , "Fruit like a small plum" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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