Divide and eat pears, possibly (8)
I believe the answer is:
separate
'divide' is the definition.
(I know that divide can be written as separate)
'eat pears possibly' is the wordplay.
'possibly' indicates anagramming the letters.
'eat'+'pears'='eatpears'
'eatpears' with letters rearranged gives 'SEPARATE'.
'and' is the link.
(Other definitions for separate that I've seen before include "Not joined or united with others" , "Unconnected" , "Distinct or discrete" , "Different, distinct" , "Distinct, not joined" .)