The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word SULTANA
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More clues leading to the result SULTANA
- Alas, nut wrong fruit!
- Royal, sweet little thing
- Slur lacking in gossip for ruler’s wife
- Result analysed that’s bearing fruit
- Muslim ruler with a dried grape
- Concubine’s dried fruit
- Muslim lady’s small contribution to the GBBO?
- Wife of leader, a shade insular, briefly?
- Royal is sweet little thing
- Royal fruit
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "fruit" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case fruit = sultana.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does SULTANA mean?
SULTANA noun- A pale yellow raisin made from a seedless grape.
- A female sultan or wife or mistress of a sultan.
- A female ruler of a sultanate.
- A kind of viol.
- An old form of necklace.