The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 plus 6 letter word BUTTERNUT SQUASH
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result BUTTERNUT SQUASH
- Bachelor, say, crazy to put down fruit
- Vegetable spread served with crackers and Scotch
- Fruit spread off your trolley? Question remains
- Fans of a dairy product set aside vegetables
- Fruit British head dropped into perfect drink
- Say bananas put down below black fruit
- Goat with bananas put down fruit
- Food dished out in US banquets — truth!
- Vegetable, bruised initially, absolute enthusiasts set aside
- Fruit spread and bananas set aside
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 = butternut squash.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.