Spotty fruit swallowed by Doctor of Divinity (7)
I believe the answer is:
dappled
'spotty' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'fruit swallowed by doctor of divinity' is the wordplay.
'fruit' becomes 'apple' (apple is a kind of fruit).
'swallowed by' indicates putting letters inside.
'doctor of divinity' becomes 'DD' (synonyms).
'apple' inserted within 'dd' is 'DAPPLED'.
(Other definitions for dappled that I've seen before include "spotted with colour" , "Marked with spots or patches or shade" , "Spotty" , "Mottled" .)