Meet chaps taking minute by bar (9)
I believe the answer is:
encounter
'meet' is the definition.
(I know that meet can be written as encounter)
'chaps taking minute by bar' is the wordplay.
'chaps' becomes 'men' (chap means a man).
'taking' suggests deleting specific letters (take can mean remove or delete).
'minute' becomes 'm' (abbreviation).
'by' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'bar' becomes 'counter' (as in the counter of a pub or bar).
'men' with 'm' removed is 'en'.
'en'+'counter'='ENCOUNTER'
(Other definitions for encounter that I've seen before include "Meet unexpectedly" , "Unexpected meeting" , "Run into - combat" , "Meet by chance with encore nut" , "See 19" .)