Master provides cane (4)
I believe the answer is:
beat
I believe this clue is a double definition.
'master' is the first definition.
(I've seen this before)
'cane' is the second definition.
(thesaurus)
'provides' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for beat that I've seen before include "Worst round" , "See 22" , "cane" , "club" , "Strike repeatedly" .)