Star is paid to run plant (10)
I believe the answer is:
aspidistra
'plant' is the definition.
(aspidistra is a kind of plant)
'star is paid to run' is the wordplay.
'to run' indicates an anagram.
'star'+'is'+'paid'='starispaid'
'starispaid' with letters rearranged gives 'ASPIDISTRA'.
(Other definitions for aspidistra that I've seen before include "leafy plant" , "Large houseplant" , "Houseplant of lily family" , "For Asian native" , "something normally developed in-house?" .)