Fruit centre Ian managed (9)
I believe the answer is:
nectarine
'fruit' is the definition.
(nectarine is a kind of fruit)
'centre ian managed' is the wordplay.
'managed' indicates anagramming the letters.
'centre'+'ian'='centreian'
'centreian' anagrammed gives 'NECTARINE'.
(Other definitions for nectarine that I've seen before include "type of tree" , "Entrance I make with thin-skinned peach" , "Juicy fruit" , "Luscious fruit" , "Peach-like fruit" .)