Locks up clubs, taking long time (5)
I believe the answer is:
cages
'locks up' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'clubs taking long time' is the wordplay.
'clubs' becomes 'c' (abbreviation used in card games such as bridge).
'taking' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'long time' becomes 'ages' (I've seen this before).
'c'+'ages'='CAGES'
(Other definitions for cages that I've seen before include "Wild animal enclosures" , "Enclosures for animals" , "Enclosures made or wire or metal bars" , "prisons" , "Locks up" .)