The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word GUAVA
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result GUAVA
- Mostly vague when stewing a fruit
- Gardner pursuing good high-class fruit
- August: pruned climbing Virginia tree
- Fruit from Pacific island Mike scrubbed and Vera hollowed out
- Ava Gardner initially returns carrying posh fruit
- Boss retains area with a fruit tree
- Article swallowed by Cockney boss – a fruit
- Fruit, a volume taking month to come up
- Month back, peeled oval fruit
- Fruit from University in Spanish city
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What does GUAVA mean?
GUAVA noun- A tropical tree or shrub of the myrtle family, Psidium guajava.
- Its yellowish tropical fruit, 1¼ to 2 inches, globular or pear-shaped with thin, yellow, green or brown skin, is often made into jams and jellies. The meat is yellowish or pale green to pink in color.
- A medium reddish-pink colour, like that of guava flesh (also called guava pink).