Cryptic crossword clue
Appropriate fruit soft after bruising action? 6

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word SCRUMP

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What does SCRUMP mean?

SCRUMP noun
  1. Anything small or undersized.
  2. (by extension) A withered, shrivelled, or undergrown person.
  3. A small apple.
SCRUMP verb
  1. To gather windfalls or small apples left on trees.
  2. To steal fruit, especially apples, from a garden or orchard.
  3. To pinch, stint; to beat down in price.

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