Removed the cards shuffled, including clubs (9)
I believe the answer is:
scratched
'removed' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are adjectives. Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'the cards shuffled including clubs' is the wordplay.
'shuffled' indicates anagramming the letters.
'including' is an insertion indicator.
'clubs' becomes 'c' (abbreviation used in card games such as bridge).
'the'+'cards'='thecards'
'thecards' anagrammed gives 'scrathed'.
'scrathed' enclosing 'c' is 'SCRATCHED'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for scratched that I've seen before include "Relieved an itch" , "Etched - withdrawn" , "Withdrew from the contest because of an itch?" , "Used one's nails and withdrew from the competition" , "Scraped, scored" .)