Hurried back with Dutch ointment (4)
I believe the answer is:
nard
'ointment' is the definition.
(nard is a kind of ointment)
'hurried back with dutch' is the wordplay.
'hurried' becomes 'ran' (running is a kind of hurrying).
'back' says the letters should be written backwards.
'with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'dutch' becomes 'd' (common abbreviation).
'ran' written backwards gives 'nar'.
'nar'+'d'='NARD'
(Other definitions for nard that I've seen before include "Aromatic plant once used in medicines" , "Plant yielding aromatic balsam" , "ointment" .)