Fruit, or something that proves to be defective (5) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Fruit, or something that proves to be defective (5) . We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is LEMON.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LEMON Fruit, or something that proves to be defective (5) (5)
7% REBUT Prove false (5) Puzzler Backwords Nov 18, 2025
7% AVAIL Prove beneficial to (5) The Washington Post Mini Nov 12, 2025
7% LITMUSTEST Effective way to prove something (6,4) (10) The Guardian Quick Nov 5, 2025
7% DUD Defective firecracker (3)
7% DEBUNK Prove false (6) LA Times Daily Oct 8, 2025
6% FLY Fruit pest (3)
6% SEED Fruit bit that's usually hard, also something unpleasant to bite into (4)
6% TANGELOS Hybrid fruits (8) Eugene Sheffer Nov 21, 2025
6% PEAR Fruit (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 18, 2025
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