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One of five given this French fruit (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

quince

'fruit' is the definition.
(quince is a kind of fruit)

'one of five given this french' is the wordplay.
'one of five' becomes 'quin' (I've seen this before).
'given' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'this french' becomes 'ce' (I've seen this in other clues).
'quin'+'ce'='QUINCE'

(Other definitions for quince that I've seen before include "Peter -- (A Midsummer Night's Dream)" , "Cinque (anag) - fruit" , "Peter --- (MND); fruit" , "Acid pear-shaped fruit used in preserves" , "Fruity" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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