Cryptic crossword clue
Trimming fruit mostly during start of growth 7

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word PRUNING

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The straight part

We know that "Trimming" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case trimming = pruning.

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 PRUNING mean?

1. To become wrinkled like a dried plum, as the fingers and toes do when kept submerged in water.

1. To remove excess material from a tree or shrub; to trim, especially to make more healthy or productive.
2. To cut down or shorten (by the removal of unnecessary material).
3. To remove unnecessary branches from a tree data structure.
4. To preen; to prepare; to dress.

1. A removal of excess material from a tree or shrub.
2. Something obtained by pruning, as a twig.
3. A method of enumeration that allows the cutting out of parts of a decision tree.

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