Drop equipment (9)
I believe the answer is:
parachute
I believe this clue is a double definition.
'drop' is the first definition.
(thesaurus)
'equipment' is the second definition.
(parachute is a kind of equipment)
(Other definitions for parachute that I've seen before include "Eat up char for something to break your fall" , "It breaks a fall from the sky" , "Drop from plane" , "Equipment to break a fall from the sky" , "canopy" .)