Women love jollies by club, getting taste of absinthe (8)
I believe the answer is:
wormwood
'taste of absinthe' is the definition.
'wormwood' can be an answer for 'absinthe' (I've seen this before). I am not sure about the 'taste of' bit.
'women love jollies by club' is the wordplay.
'women' becomes 'w' (standard abbreviation).
'love' becomes 'o' (love means zero in tennis).
'jollies' becomes 'RM' (nickname for the Royal Marines).
'by' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'club' becomes 'wood' (wood is a kind of club).
'w'+'o'+'rm'+'wood'='WORMWOOD'
'getting' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for wormwood that I've seen before include "Woodworm found in kind of timber" , "Source of absinthe" , "Backward woodworm found in the herb" , "(Plant used for) absinthe" , "Having the gall" .)