Lead perhaps - a fresh approach (3,4)
I believe the answer is:
new deal
'approach' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both acts as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?
'lead perhaps a fresh' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
an anagram of 'lead' is 'deal' which is present in the answer.
'fresh' could be 'new' (associated in meaning) and 'new' is present in the answer.
This accounts for all the letters.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for new deal that I've seen before include "that follows shuffle" , "1930s US legislation" , "Economic policy of F. D. Roosevelt" , "another round of cards?" , "Roosevelt's reform policies" .)