The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word LITCHI
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More clues leading to the result LITCHI
- Fruit left one with irritating sensation inside
- Fruit found in illuminated character of Greek text
- Fruity thing with desire to get laid regularly outside
- Tree illuminated, one at back of church
- Sweet thing from the Far East turned on by Greek character
- First indication of licentiousness, one having yearning to eat fruit
- Once in a while oldie eats pine fruit
- Fruit landed with energy
- Process lecithin endlessly without using European fruit
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The straight part
We know that "Fruity thing" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case fruity thing = litchi.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.
What does LITCHI mean?
LITCHI noun- The Chinese tropical fruit tree Litchi chinensis, of the soapberry family.
- That tree's bright red oval fruit with a single stone surrounded by a fleshy white aril.
- A soft pink-red colour, like that of a lychee rind (also called lychee red).