My next-door neighbour- on request due to this thread interest - kindly gave me a ripe Papaya from his back-yard tree..
It is - a very glowing - McLaren yellow-orange, (& C-P is correct, it has a soapy texture & a notably puke-like odour)..
I scooped it out & scoffed it down , none-the-less.. ..palatable, but nothing to write about.. ..ah.. ..oops..