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Friendly bug maybe regularly found in fruit (12)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

approachable

'friendly bug maybe regularly found in fruit' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'friendly bug maybe regularly found in fruit' is the wordplay.
'friendly bug' becomes 'roach' (short for cockroach. I am not sure about the 'friendly' bit.).
'regularly' means one should take alternating letters (regularly take one letter, leave next etc.).
'found in' indicates putting letters inside.
'fruit' becomes 'apple' (apple is a kind of fruit).
The alternate letters of 'maybe' are 'ab'.
'roach'+'ab'='roachab'
'roachab' inserted within 'apple' is 'APPROACHABLE'.

(Other definitions for approachable that I've seen before include "Easy to talk to" , "Not stand-offish" , "Friendly" , "Accessible" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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