Cryptic crossword clue
Salad oil mix contains a bit of pimento and fruit 9

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word SAPODILLA

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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 = sapodilla.
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 SAPODILLA mean?

SAPODILLA noun
  1. Manilkara zapota, a long-lived evergreen tree native to the New World tropics.
  2. The fruit from the sapodilla tree. The fruit is 4-8 cm in diameter, has a fuzzy brown skin with earthy brown flesh.

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