The club was prepared to, you say (4)

I believe the answer is:

wood

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'the club' is the definition.
(wood is a kind of club)

I don't understand how the remainder of the clue works.

(Other definitions for wood that I've seen before include "Material from trees" , "Driver, perhaps" , "'Under Milk - - ' (lit.)" , "What you might need to play golf" , "Section of orchestra" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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