Gather fruit yields returns (9)
I believe the answer is:
reappears
'returns' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'gather fruit' is the wordplay.
'gather' becomes 'reap' (reaping is a kind of gathering).
'fruit' becomes 'pears' (I've seen this before).
'reap'+'pears'='REAPPEARS'
'yields' is the link.
(Other definitions for reappears that I've seen before include "Comes back" , "Returns" , "Develops again" .)