Field of play gold club keeps clear (8)
I believe the answer is:
gridiron
'field of play' is the definition.
(field for American football)
'gold club keeps clear' is the wordplay.
'gold club' becomes 'giron' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'keeps' is an insertion indicator.
'clear' becomes 'rid' (synonyms).
'giron' going around 'rid' is 'GRIDIRON'.
(Other definitions for gridiron that I've seen before include "cooking utensil" , "Football pitch" , "on which Lawrence was roasted" , "The field of play in American football" , "Used for grilling or American football" .)