Fruit getting fair public attention (9)
I believe the answer is:
limelight
'public attention' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'fruit getting fair' is the wordplay.
'fruit' becomes 'lime' (lime is a kind of fruit).
'getting' says to put letters next to each other.
'fair' becomes 'light' (as in fair hair).
'lime'+'light'='LIMELIGHT'
(Other definitions for limelight that I've seen before include "having prominence on stage" , "The glare of publicity" , "Charlie Chaplin film" , "Media attention" , "A theatrical glower" .)