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Put out duck with fruit that's fresh (2-2-4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

up-to-date

'fresh' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'put out duck with fruit' is the wordplay.
'out' is an anagram indicator (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'duck' becomes 'o' (resembles zero - 'duck' in cricket).
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'fruit' becomes 'date' (date is a kind of fruit).
'put' anagrammed gives 'upt'.
'upt'+'o'+'date'='UP-TO-DATE'

'that's' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for up-to-date that I've seen before include "Aware of the latest" , "Modern - fashionable" , "Reflecting the latest information" , "In accordance with the most fashionable style" , "Following modern trends" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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