Dealer in the docks supplies club with stock primarily for readies (8)
I believe the answer is:
chandler
'dealer' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'docks supplies club with stock primarily for readies' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'with' could be 'and' (I've seen this before) and 'and' is present in the answer.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).
'in the' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for chandler that I've seen before include "Raymond ......, creator of private eye Philip Marlowe" , "Dealer in provisions and supplies,for ships say" , "'Raymond ..., US thriller writer (8)'" , "Boat supplies seller" , "Ship's provisioner" .)