Consequence when I am left with damaged cane (10)
I believe the answer is:
importance
'consequence' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'i am left with damaged cane' is the wordplay.
'i am' becomes 'im'.
'left' becomes 'port' (left side of a ship - opposite of starboard**).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'damaged' is an anagram indicator.
'cane' with letters rearranged gives 'ance'.
'im'+'port'+'ance'='IMPORTANCE'
'when' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for importance that I've seen before include "value" , "The -- of Being Earnest" , "Great significance" , "See 6" , "weight" .)