Set of clubs given to girl (5)
I believe the answer is:
class
'set' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'clubs given to girl' is the wordplay.
'clubs' becomes 'c' (abbreviation used in card games such as bridge).
'given to' says to put letters next to each other.
'girl' becomes 'lass' (lass can informally mean a girl).
'c'+'lass'='CLASS'
'of' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for class that I've seen before include "Rank" , "People having the same social or economic status" , "Where one learns" , "period" , "Elegance - form" .)