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Papa’s after fruit stout (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

plump

'stout' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'papa's after fruit' is the wordplay.
'papa' becomes 'P' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'after' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'fruit' becomes 'plum' (plum is a kind of fruit).
'p' after 'plum' is 'PLUMP'.

(Other definitions for plump that I've seen before include "Rather fat" , "Slightly fat" , "Having a full rounded shape" , "Buxom, chubby" , "Portly" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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