Not a good time to produce plums (5)
I believe the answer is:
slump
'not a good time' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'produce plums' is the wordplay.
'produce' indicates anagramming the letters (I've seen 'produced' mean this).
'plums' anagrammed gives 'SLUMP'.
'to' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for slump that I've seen before include "Deep recession" , "Bad economic recession" , "Sudden fall as in share values" , "Sudden market drop" , "Heavy fall" .)