Start to peel every fruit (5)
I believe the answer is:
peach
'fruit' is the definition.
(type of fruit)
'start to peel every' is the wordplay.
'start to' indicates taking the first letters.
'every' becomes 'each' (synonyms).
The first letter of 'peel' is 'p'.
'p'+'each'='PEACH'
(Other definitions for peach that I've seen before include "Fruit with downy skin" , "Soft fleshy fruit" , "Cheap (anag.)" , "Furry fruit" , "One of the items in the fruit bowl" .)