When mouldy, could there be fur on it? (5)
I believe the answer is:
fruit
'when mouldy could there' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'fur on it?' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
an anagram of 'fur' is 'fru' which is located in the answer.
'it?' could be 't' (abbreviation. e.g. in 'tis) and 't' is found within the answer.
A single letter 'i' remains which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).
'be' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for fruit that I've seen before include "Result - food" , "Eg, bananas" , "Greengrocer's produce" , "Result of work/activity" , "Oranges and lemons" .)