The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word PUNNET
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result PUNNET
- Boat loaded with most of new basket
- Boat detailed to get container for fruit
- Turn up with new mesh box for strawberries
- Figure I ignored in place to get small basket
- Fruit container, nearly new, in boat
- Basket in which to capture jokes?
- Fruit basket – in which jokes get caught?
- Greengrocer’s serving Geordie in a flutter
- Wordplay’s clear, its contents seasonal?
- Could it filter out the wordplay jokes, but keep the fruity ones in?
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The straight part
We know that "container for fruit" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case container for fruit = punnet.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 PUNNET mean?
PUNNET noun- A small basket or receptacle for collecting and selling fruit, particularly strawberries.