Raced off to club to get timber (9)
I believe the answer is:
cedarwood
'timber' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'raced off to club' is the wordplay.
'off' is an anagram indicator.
'to club' becomes 'wood' (wood is a kind of club).
'raced' anagrammed gives 'cedar'.
'cedar'+'wood'='CEDARWOOD'
'to get' is the link.
(Other definitions for cedarwood that I've seen before include "it comes out of a tree" , "furniture maker" , "'Sandalwood, ____ and 4 down 18 19' (Masefield)" , "Hard, sweet-smelling timber" .)