Tree providing copra it turned out (7)
I believe the answer is:
apricot
'tree' is the definition.
(apricot is a kind of tree)
'copra it turned out' is the wordplay.
'turned out' is an anagram indicator.
'copra'+'it'='coprait'
'coprait' with letters rearranged gives 'APRICOT'.
'providing' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for apricot that I've seen before include "Yellowish fruit like a small peach" , "Luscious fruit" , "Juicy fruit" , "Juicy stone-fruit, orange-pink when ripe" , "Stoned fruit" .)