Writer receives ten pence for film (6)
I believe the answer is:
biopic
'film' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'writer receives ten pence' is the wordplay.
'writer' becomes 'bic' (kind of pen).
'receives' is an insertion indicator.
'ten' becomes 'io' (IO resembles 10).
'pence' becomes 'p'.
'io'+'p'='iop'
'bic' going around 'iop' is 'BIOPIC'.
'for' is the link.
(Other definitions for biopic that I've seen before include "Biographical film" , "Film of celebrity's life story" , "Celebrity film" , "Film based on famous person's life" , "Lust for Life, for example" .)