Pike maybe taking small fruit (5)
I believe the answer is:
spear
'pike' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'small fruit' is the wordplay.
'small' becomes 's' (abbreviation - e.g. clothes size).
'fruit' becomes 'pear' (pear is a kind of fruit).
's'+'pear'='SPEAR'
'maybe taking' acts as a link.
I am not very happy about this link. Some or all of it may belong to another bit of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for spear that I've seen before include "Old weapon" , "pierce with this?" , "Simple weapon" , "Impale" , "mint may be added" .)