Shot in Cuba earlier (4)
I believe the answer is:
chip
'shot' is the definition.
(chip is a kind of shot)
'in cuba earlier' is the wordplay.
'in' becomes 'hip' (both can mean fashionable).
'cuba' becomes 'c'.
'earlier' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'hip' put after 'c' is 'CHIP'.
(Other definitions for chip that I've seen before include "Deep-fried potato slice" , "Bit of potato - golf shot" , "Off the old block, that's junior" , "Shaving (found on one's shoulder?)" , "Gambling counter; piece of potato" .)