Skipping page two, pick up from where things take off (8)
I believe the answer is:
airfield
'from where things take off' is the definition.
'skipping page two pick up' is the wordplay.
'skipping' suggests deleting specific letters.
'page' becomes 'p'.
'two' becomes 'pair' (pair is a kind of two).
'pick up' becomes 'field' (field can mean to pick up a ball).
'pair' with 'p' taken away is 'air'.
'air'+'field'='AIRFIELD'
(Other definitions for airfield that I've seen before include "Flying base" , "Where planes may land and take off" , "Landing ground" , "Landing/take-off area" , "where flights are on offer" .)