Type notices about English clubs (7)
I believe the answer is:
species
'type' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'notices about english clubs' is the wordplay.
'notices' becomes 'spies'.
'about' is an insertion indicator.
'english' becomes 'e' (abbreviation).
'clubs' becomes 'c' (abbreviation used in card games such as bridge).
'e'+'c'='ec'
'spies' placed around 'ec' is 'SPECIES'.
(Other definitions for species that I've seen before include "Biological group" , "Taxonomic group capable of interbreeding" , "Groups of related plants or animals" , "Category" , "Kinds or sorts" .)