PM, English, gives first performance (8)
I believe the answer is:
premiere
'first performance' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'pm english' is the wordplay.
'pm' becomes 'premier' ('premier' can be a synonym of 'pm').
'english' becomes 'e' (abbreviation).
'premier'+'e'='PREMIERE'
'gives' is the link.
(Other definitions for premiere that I've seen before include "Opening night" , "Leading actress" , "First public performance of a play or movie" , "First ever public performance" , "First screening" .)