Divided pears messily consumed (8)
I believe the answer is:
separate
'divided' is the definition.
('separate' can be similar in meaning to 'divided')
'pears messily consumed' is the wordplay.
'messily' indicates anagramming the letters.
'consumed' becomes 'ate' (eating is a kind of consuming**).
'pears' is an anagram of 'separ'.
'separ'+'ate'='SEPARATE'
(Other definitions for separate that I've seen before include "Different, distinct" , "Split" , "Set apart" , "Divided or detached" , "Divided -- distinct" .)