Productive ale bar refurbished (6)
I believe the answer is:
arable
'productive' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)
'ale bar refurbished' is the wordplay.
'refurbished' is an anagram indicator.
'ale'+'bar'='alebar'
'alebar' anagrammed gives 'ARABLE'.
(Other definitions for arable that I've seen before include "Type of farming" , "Suitable for ploughing" , "Sort of land" , "may be ploughed through" , "Of land, fit to be cultivated" .)