Rush to get on the panel (9)
I believe the answer is:
dashboard
'the panel' is the definition.
(dashboard is a kind of panel)
'rush to get on' is the wordplay.
'rush' becomes 'dash' (dashing is a kind of rushing**).
'to get on' becomes 'board' ('board' can be a synonym of 'get on').
'dash'+'board'='DASHBOARD'
(Other definitions for dashboard that I've seen before include "part of car" , "watch your speed here" , "Instruments found here" , "control panel" , "Car's instrument panel" .)