Fruit very softly dropped into alcoholic drink (5)
I believe the answer is:
apple
'fruit' is the definition.
(apple is a kind of fruit)
'very softly dropped into alcoholic drink' is the wordplay.
'very softly' becomes 'pp' (abbreviation for pianissimo - very quietly).
'dropped into' indicates putting letters inside.
'alcoholic drink' becomes 'ale' (I've seen this before).
'pp' going within 'ale' is 'APPLE'.
(Other definitions for apple that I've seen before include "Wood" , "Adam had one!" , "Beneficiary of 23 [LOVELACE]" , "award from Paris" , "Sweet or tart fruit" .)