American football club following framework (8)
I believe the answer is:
gridiron
'american football' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'club following framework' is the wordplay.
'club' becomes 'iron' (type of golf club).
'following' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'framework' becomes 'grid' (I've seen this before).
'iron' after 'grid' is 'GRIDIRON'.
(Other definitions for gridiron that I've seen before include "Frame over fire for cooking" , "Scene of American football" , "Grill - American football field" , "on which Lawrence was roasted" , "arrangement of bars" .)