Pearl here maybe made up story about English (6)
I believe the answer is:
oyster
'pearl here maybe' is the definition.
(an oyster may contain a pearl)
'up story about english' is the wordplay.
'up' indicates an anagram (letters get chucked up).
'about' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'english' becomes 'e' (abbreviation).
'story' anagrammed gives 'oystr'.
'oystr' enclosing 'e' is 'OYSTER'.
'made' is the link.
(Other definitions for oyster that I've seen before include "Pearl-making mollusc" , "Marine bivalve" , "Shellfish - colour" , "aphrodisiac?" , "Seafood item sometimes eaten alive" .)