Lady has time to get ingredient (4)
I believe the answer is:
suet
'ingredient' is the definition.
'lady has time' is the wordplay.
'lady' becomes 'sue' ().
'has' says to put letters next to each other.
'time' becomes 't' (abbreviation).
'sue'+'t'='SUET'
'to get' is the link.
(Other definitions for suet that I've seen before include "Hard fat in cattle and sheep" , "Hard white cooking fat" , "Fatty stuff used in cooking" , "Fat used in foods" , "Hard animal fat used in cooking" .)