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Nine great twists for fruit (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tangerine

'for fruit' is the definition.
(tangerine is a kind of fruit)

'nine great twists' is the wordplay.
'twists' indicates an anagram (I've seen 'twisting' mean this).
'nine'+'great'='ninegreat'
'ninegreat' is an anagram of 'TANGERINE'.

(Other definitions for tangerine that I've seen before include "Green tan I change into orange" , "Small citrus fruit with a loose skin" , "Moroccan" , "Taste" , "something juicy being given to press" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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