The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word BUTTERNUT
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result BUTTERNUT
- Tree, say, hugged by British eccentric
- Tree bought initially by complete enthusiast
- Squash bullies’ leader – complete lunatic
- Bachelor, one completely crazy for oily fruit
- Upturned container holding, say, last bit of lemon squash
- Goat head, a sort of pumpkin down under
- Speak on British fruit tree
- Tree complete with pole, if not fencing?
- Born fool wrapping complete tree
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The straight part
We know that "oily fruit" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case oily fruit = butternut.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.
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What does BUTTERNUT mean?
BUTTERNUT noun- A North American walnut tree, Juglans cinerea.
- The wood or bark of this walnut tree.
- The nut of this walnut tree.
- A dye made from the fruit of this walnut tree.
- The souari nut.
- (informal outside South Africa) Butternut squash.