Bachelor lounged around club (8)
I believe the answer is:
bludgeon
'club' is the definition.
(bludgeon is a kind of club)
'bachelor lounged around' is the wordplay.
'bachelor' becomes 'b' (abbreviation e.g. BA=Bachelor of Arts).
'around' indicates an anagram.
'lounged' with letters rearranged gives 'ludgeon'.
'b'+'ludgeon'='BLUDGEON'
(Other definitions for bludgeon that I've seen before include "Beat repeatedly with a heavy object" , "Hit with a heavy club" , "Blunt instrument" , "Cudgel" , "Club used as a weapon" .)