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Peel fruit, we hear (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pare

'peel' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'fruit we hear' is the wordplay.
'fruit' becomes 'pear' (pear is a kind of fruit).
'we hear' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'pear' is a homophone of 'PARE'.

(Other definitions for pare that I've seen before include "Whittle" , "Remove the skin from" , "Trim by cutting" , "Trim off in layers" , "Decrease gradually" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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