Fruit around Australia gets praise (8)
I believe the answer is:
applause
'praise' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'fruit around australia' is the wordplay.
'fruit' becomes 'apple' (apple is a kind of fruit).
'around' indicates putting letters inside.
'australia' becomes 'aus' (abbreviation).
'apple' placed around 'aus' is 'APPLAUSE'.
'gets' is the link.
(Other definitions for applause that I've seen before include "Noisy expression of approbation" , "Appreciative round?" , "Gesture of approval" , "Appreciative claps" , "Clapping US appeal?" .)