Get a lute to play? You need instruction (8)
I believe the answer is:
tutelage
'instruction' is the definition.
(tutelage is a kind of instruction)
'get a lute to play?' is the wordplay.
'to play?' is an anagram indicator (I've seen 'play' mean this).
'get'+'a'+'lute'='getalute'
'getalute' with letters rearranged gives 'TUTELAGE'.
'you need' is the link.
(Other definitions for tutelage that I've seen before include "Schooling" , "Tuition" , "Training" , "Protection" , "guidance" .)