Closed in a twinkling a drawer for small fruit (9)
I believe the answer is:
tomatillo
'small fruit' is the definition.
'tomatillo' can be an answer for 'fruit' (I've seen this before). I'm not sure about the 'small' bit.
'closed in a twinkling a drawer' is the wordplay.
'closed' becomes 'to' (as in a door closed to).
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'a twinkling' becomes 'mo' (both can mean a brief period of time).
'drawer' becomes 'till' (I've seen this before).
'a'+'till'='atill'
'mo' enclosing 'atill' is 'matillo'.
'to'+'matillo'='TOMATILLO'
'for' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for tomatillo that I've seen before include "plant" , "fruit in Mexico" , "Green fruit" , "Mexican food" .)