It may turn up as one of a suit (5)
I believe the answer is:
spade
'one of a suit' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'it may turn up' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'it' could be 'e' ('e' can mean 'electronic' which is similar to 'IT') and 'e' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'spad' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'as' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for spade that I've seen before include "Digging tool" , "black suit" , "a gardener's needs?" , "home in Kent" , "Gardening tool (maybe so called)" .)