Winter pear (5)
I believe the answer is:
nelis
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">winter pear</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(variety of pear)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for nelis that I've seen before include "fruit available in winter" , "Pear" .)