Minor actor having difficulty with fruity material (5,3)
I believe the answer is:
extra jam
'fruity material' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I cannot judge whether this works.
'minor actor having difficulty' is the wordplay.
'minor actor' becomes 'extra' (as in film extras).
'having' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'difficulty' becomes 'jam' (jam can mean a tricky situation).
'extra'+'jam'='EXTRA JAM'
'with' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for extra jam that I've seen is " Preserve following regulation".)