Cared about club getting timber (9)
I believe the answer is:
cedarwood
'timber' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'cared about club getting' is the wordplay.
'about' is an anagram indicator.
'club' becomes 'wood' (wood is a kind of club).
'getting' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'cared' anagrammed gives 'cedar'.
'cedar'+'wood'='CEDARWOOD'
(Other definitions for cedarwood that I've seen before include "furniture maker" , "'Sandalwood, ____ and 4 down 18 19' (Masefield)" , "it comes out of a tree" , "Hard, sweet-smelling timber" .)