What does the cryptic crossword clue "Aunt short of time keeps mislabelled fruit machine (9)" mean?

The definition is "Aunt". The wordplay uses a deletion. TOMATO (synonym="=mislabelled fruit, i.e. really a vegetable") in AUN (synonym="AUN") = AUTOMATON; definition: "machine" The answer is AUTOMATON.

Aunt short of time keeps mislabelled fruit machine (9)

Independent Cryptic #11826 | 25 Across | 2024-09-04 flower

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