Man receives a million to get Pele playing with zest (5,4)
I believe the answer is:
lemon peel
'zest' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'man receives a million to get pele playing' is the wordplay.
'man' becomes 'leon' ().
'receives' indicates putting letters inside (inserted letters are received).
'a million' becomes 'm' (abbreviation).
'to get' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'playing' indicates an anagram.
'leon' placed around 'm' is 'lemon'.
'pele' anagrammed gives 'peel'.
'lemon' inserted inside 'peel' is 'LEMON PEEL'.
'with' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for lemon peel that I've seen before include "twist" , "Source of zest" .)