Hand over offspring to the audience (4)
I believe the answer is:
cede
'hand over' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'offspring to the audience' is the wordplay.
'offspring' becomes 'seed' (I've seen this in another clue).
'to the audience' shows a homophone (sound like).
'seed' sounds like 'CEDE'.
(Other definitions for cede that I've seen before include "Give up (territory)" , "Deliver" , "Surrender or relinquish possession" , "Give up one's rights" , "Yield formally" .)