Chap taking a car round the wood (5)
I believe the answer is:
cedar
'wood' is the definition.
(I know that cedar is a type of wood)
'chap taking a car round' is the wordplay.
'chap' becomes 'eda' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'taking' indicates named letters should be taken away.
'round' is an insertion indicator.
'car' with 'a' taken out is 'cr'.
'eda' put inside 'cr' is 'CEDAR'.
'the' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for cedar that I've seen before include "Tree giving fragrant wood" , "Evergreen tree" , "Great hardwood tree associated with Lebanon" , "Raced around a mighty tree" , "Tall conifer" .)