Ready to eat, in a way (4)

I believe the answer is:

ripe

(Other definitions for ripe that I've seen before include "Seasoned, fully grown" , "Ready to pick" , "Mature and ready to be eaten" , "Mature, ready for harvesting" , "Pier (anag.)" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday and the Newsday.com.

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