The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word AVOCADOS
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result AVOCADOS
- Returning American’s fizzy drink, company goes for French fruit
- A very old shop initially stocks what’s regularly seen in orchard i.e. fruit
- Fruit from very old accountant surrounded by troubles
- Fruit for Spanish lawyers
- Fizzy drink flips containing most of said fruit
- A very old drink from the South containing primarily citrus fruits
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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 = avocados.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 AVOCADOS mean?
AVOCADOS noun- The large, usually yellowish-green or black, pulpy fruit of the avocado tree.
- The avocado tree, Persea americana, of the laurel family.
- A dark chartreuse colour, like the colour of the skin of an avocado.