Driver perhaps, to proceed left, following one in black suit (4,4)
I believe the answer is:
golf club
'driver perhaps' is the definition.
(driver is a type of a golf club)
'proceed left following one in black suit' is the wordplay.
'proceed' becomes 'go' (synonyms).
'left' becomes 'l' (common abbreviation).
'following' becomes 'f.' (used when citing page numbers etc).
'one in black suit' becomes 'club' (as in the playing card suit).
'go'+'l'+'f'+'club'='GOLF-CLUB'
'to' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for golf club that I've seen before include "Eg, a putter" , "E.g. wood or iron" , "driver, for example" , "Putter perhaps" , "where it may be used" .)