A boy given time becomes VIP (9)
I believe the answer is:
personage
'vip' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'a boy given time' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'a' could be 'per' (eg 'one a day' means 'one per day') and 'per' is found in the answer.
'boy' could be 'son' (synonyms) and 'son' is present in the answer.
'time' could be 'age' (an age is a period of time) and 'age' is located in the answer.
This accounts for all the letters.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'becomes' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for personage that I've seen before include "Luminary" , "(Important) character" , "VIP" , "(Important) individual" , "Somebody" .)