What military group is tasked with protecting the very middle of an autumn fruit pie?
The Apple Core
This riddle plays on the homophones 'core' and 'corps.' The core of an apple is the central seed-bearing part left over after eating the fruit or baking it into autumn desserts. A 'corps' (pronounced identically to core) is a branch or specialized unit of the military, creating a funny image of soldiers guarding an apple's center.
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