Enterprise, perhaps, providing leading actors with fruit (8)
I believe the answer is:
starship
'enterprise perhaps' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'leading actors with fruit' is the wordplay.
'leading actors' becomes 'stars' (I've seen this before).
'with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'fruit' becomes 'hip' (the fruit of a rose).
'stars'+'hip'='STARSHIP'
'providing' is the link.
(Other definitions for starship that I've seen before include "Sci-fi space vehicle" , "The Enterprise in Star Trek is one" , "The Enterprise, commanded by Captain Jean-Luc Picard, was one" , "Enterprise on show" , "Captain James T. Kirk's command" .)