This gets us into gear! (8)
I believe the answer is:
dressing
'gear' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'this gets us into' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'into' could be 'in' and 'in' is located in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for dressing that I've seen before include "Mustard" , "Bandage, plaster" , "Salad sauce; a bandage" , "bedroom procedure?" , "Covering for wound; sauce for salad" .)