Suffer vacuous Indian game clubs put around (5)
I believe the answer is:
incur
'suffer' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'vacuous indian game clubs put around' is the wordplay.
'vacuous' suggests removing the centre.
'game' becomes 'ru' (rugby union).
'clubs' becomes 'c' (abbreviation used in card games such as bridge).
'put around' is a reversal indicator.
'indian' with its middle taken out is 'in'.
'ru'+'c'='ruc'
'ruc' back-to-front is 'cur'.
'in'+'cur'='INCUR'
(Other definitions for incur that I've seen before include "Bring on oneself, say costs" , "Attract" , "Provoke" , "Become liable to (something) through one's actions" , "Bring upon oneself - be liable for" .)