Father figure delivering the goods? (7)
I believe the answer is:
freight
'the goods?' is the definition.
(freight is a kind of goods)
'father figure' is the wordplay.
'father' becomes 'fr' (abbreviation as in a priest's title).
'figure' becomes 'eight' (eight is a number).
'fr'+'eight'='FREIGHT'
'delivering' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for freight that I've seen before include "Cargo, goods transported" , "Commercial transport" , "Goods carried by a large vehicle" , "Goods in transit" , "Transport of bulk goods" .)