Take away timber (4)
I believe the answer is:
teak
'timber' is the definition.
(I've seen this in other clues)
'take away' is the wordplay.
'away' is an anagram indicator (letters move away from their original places).
'take' anagrammed gives 'TEAK'.
(Other definitions for teak that I've seen before include "Heavy wood of a tall evergreen Asian tree" , "Quality timber" , "Hardwood found naturally in the Far East" , "Hard strong wood" , "Hard durable wood" .)