Playing by ear? Try hybrid fruit (8)
I believe the answer is:
tayberry
'hybrid fruit' is the definition.
'tayberry' can be an answer for 'fruit' (I've seen this before). I also know that 'hybrid' relates to this answer.
'playing by ear? try' is the wordplay.
'playing' indicates an anagram.
'by'+'ear'+'try'='byeartry'
'byeartry' is an anagram of 'TAYBERRY'.
(Other definitions for tayberry that I've seen before include "Scottish fruit" , "Red fruit named after Scots river" , "Dark red soft fruit" , "Cross between blackberry and raspberry" .)