Currently probing opening not quite resulting in fame (6)
I believe the answer is:
renown
'fame' is the definition.
(I know that fame can be written as renown)
'currently probing opening not quite resulting in' is the wordplay.
'currently' becomes 'now' (right now).
'probing' is an insertion indicator (probe can mean to make a hole in).
'opening not quite resulting in' becomes 'ren' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'now' placed into 'ren' is 'RENOWN'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for renown that I've seen before include "Fame and eminence" , "Fame and public acclamation" , "Fame and distinction" , "High repute" , "High reputation, fame" .)