Lawyer to ask for gold (9)
I believe the answer is:
solicitor
'lawyer' is the definition.
(I know that solicitor is a type of lawyer)
'ask for gold' is the wordplay.
'ask' becomes 'solicit' (I've seen this before).
'for' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'gold' becomes 'or' ('or' is the heraldic name for gold).
'solicit'+'or'='SOLICITOR'
'to' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for solicitor that I've seen before include "Person who asks earnestly" , "Lawyer preparing cases for barristers" , "Legal professional" , "beggar" , "Court player" .)