Putter or iron (4,4)
I believe the answer is:
golf club
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">putter or iron</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know that putter is a type of golf club)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for golf club that I've seen before include "Wedge from Royal Portrush?" , "E.g. wood or iron" , "Sports association - sporting equipment" , "Spoon possibly" , "Driver, perhaps" .)