Head of society chasing supporters for money (5)
I believe the answer is:
brass
'money' is the definition.
(I've seen this in other clues)
'head of society chasing supporters' is the wordplay.
'head of' suggests taking the first letters.
'chasing' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'supporters' becomes 'bras' (a bra gives support to breasts).
The initial letter of 'society' is 's'.
's' after 'bras' is 'BRASS'.
'for' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for brass that I've seen before include "Family of wind instruments" , "Nerve (but not of steel!)" , "An alloy; part of orchestra" , "Money (slang)" , "Money - cheek!" .)