Pence per head for fruit (5)
I believe the answer is:
peach
'fruit' is the definition.
(peach is a kind of fruit)
'pence per head' is the wordplay.
'pence' becomes 'p'.
'per head' becomes 'each' (I've seen this before).
'p'+'each'='PEACH'
'for' is the link.
(Other definitions for peach that I've seen before include "Pinkish-orange colour" , "Inform on" , "... and a good-looking one" , "nickname of US State" , "Juicy fruit with yellow-pink skin and rough stone" .)