What does the cryptic crossword clue "Reportedly ranks popular fruit (7)" mean?

The definition is "fruit". The wordplay uses a homophone (sounds like). A homophone (‘reportedly’) of ROWS (ranks) + HIP (popular) The answer is ROSEHIP.

Reportedly ranks popular fruit (7)

Independent Cryptic #11856 | 4 Down | 2024-10-09 flower

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