Bird giving fruit to brood (8)
I believe the answer is:
nuthatch
'bird' is the definition.
(nuthatch is a kind of bird)
'giving fruit to brood' is the wordplay.
'giving' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'fruit' becomes 'nut' (nut is a kind of fruit**).
'to brood' becomes 'hatch' ('hatch' can be a synonym of 'brood').
'nut' next to 'hatch' is 'NUTHATCH'.
(Other definitions for nuthatch that I've seen before include "small bird" , "warbler?" , "[FEATHERED FRIEND]" , "Singer" , "Tree-climbing bird" .)