Chaps eating large, ordinary fruit (5)

1 solution5 lettersCrypticLast seen 1 APR 2026

THE ANSWER

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MELON is the 5-letter answer to “Chaps eating large, ordinary fruit (5)”, last seen in The Sun Cryptic Crossword on 1 April 2026.

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The Sun Cryptic Crossword1 APR 2026

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