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Often eaten, it may have fur on (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

fruit

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'often eaten it may have fur on' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'it may have fur on' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'it' could be 't' (abbreviation. e.g. in 'tis) and 't' is found within the answer.
an anagram of 'fur' is 'fru' which is present in the answer.
A single letter 'i' remains which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for fruit that I've seen before include "Kiwi, mandarin etc" , "Apples, pears etc" , "Orange, lemon" , "Result - food" , "Result of work/activity" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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