Fruit to yearn for? (9)
I believe the answer is:
pineapple
'for?' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are singular nouns.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?
'fruit to yearn' is the wordplay.
'fruit' becomes 'apple' (apple is a kind of fruit).
'to' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other) (I've seen this in other clues).
'yearn' becomes 'pine' (synonyms).
'apple' after 'pine' is 'PINEAPPLE'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for pineapple that I've seen before include "Fruit grown on ground" , "bomb" , "that might go off?" , "Large juicy tropical fruit, or a grenade" , "Fruit (tree and fruit!)" .)