The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word CLEMENTINE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result CLEMENTINE
- Fruit, very pleasant during middle of break
- Citrus fruit pieces, set in ice, lent finesse
- Fruit makes mild alcoholic drink, but with no head
- Fruity type of girl in size nines, going by air
- Fine wine topped with fruit
- Miner’s daughter
- Girl in song, fruity type
- Attlee elected, source of embarrassment for his rival’s wife
- A fruit, kind elected foremost of eaters
- Fruit that was loved by Churchill
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The straight part
We know that "Fruit/loved by Churchill" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case fruit/loved by churchill = clementine.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does CLEMENTINE mean?
CLEMENTINE noun- A type of small, sweet orange, the result of a cross between a tangerine and Seville orange.