Chap taking a risk cut tongue (8)
I believe the answer is:
mandarin
'tongue' is the definition.
(Mandarin is an example)
'chap taking a risk cut' is the wordplay.
'chap' becomes 'man' (chap can mean a man).
'taking' says to put letters next to each other.
'a risk cut' becomes 'darin' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'man'+'darin'='MANDARIN'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for mandarin that I've seen before include "Powerful official; fruit" , "Form of Chinese" , "High-ranking bureaucrat" , "Drain man (anag) - high-ranking Chinese official" , "Asiatic duck" .)