Cryptic crossword clue
A cook’s beginning to keep almost all fruit 5

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word ACKEE

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Crossword Answer definitions

ACKEE noun
  1. A tropical evergreen tree, Blighia sapida, related to the lychee and longan.
  2. The fruit of the tree, of which only the arils are edible, the remainder being poisonous.

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