Charges around, arriving at yard (4)
I believe the answer is:
spar
'yard' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'charges around' is the wordplay.
'charges' becomes 'raps' (as in taking the rap).
'around' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'raps' written backwards gives 'SPAR'.
'arriving at' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for spar that I've seen before include "Raps with large timber" , "Box for practice" , "Raps with large beam" , "Shadow box" , "Box - mineral - rod" .)