Papa dislikes gifts (8)
I believe the answer is:
presents
'gifts' is the definition.
(present is a kind of gift)
'papa dislikes' is the wordplay.
'papa' becomes 'P' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'dislikes' becomes 'resents' (resenting is a kind of disliking).
'p'+'resents'='PRESENTS'
(Other definitions for presents that I've seen before include "tips" , "Introduces" , "Awards formally" , "Press ten (anag.)" , "Hands over formally" .)