Agreeable notes written about clubs inside paved area (9)
I believe the answer is:
simpatico
'agreeable' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'about clubs inside paved area' is the wordplay.
'about' becomes 'sim' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'clubs' becomes 'c' (abbreviation used in card games such as bridge).
'inside' is an insertion indicator.
'paved area' becomes 'patio' (I've seen this before).
'c' inserted within 'patio' is 'patico'.
'sim'+'patico'='SIMPATICO'
'notes written' acts as a link.
I am not very happy about this link. Some or all of it may belong to another bit of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for simpatico that I've seen before include "pleasing" , "Likeable, easy to get on with" , "Pleasant" , "Congenial company" , "Nice" .)