Mile away from fruit (4)
I believe the answer is:
lime
'fruit' is the definition.
(lime is a kind of fruit)
'mile away' is the wordplay.
'away' is an anagram indicator.
'mile' with letters rearranged gives 'LIME'.
'from' is the link.
(Other definitions for lime that I've seen before include "alkaline" , "Green fruit -- green colour" , "Tree, linden or citrus" , "Round green fruit or a linden tree" , "Another name for the linden tree" .)