Racy aunt's damaged refuge (9)
I believe the answer is:
sanctuary
'refuge' is the definition.
(I know that refuge can be written as sanctuary)
'racy aunt's damaged' is the wordplay.
'damaged' is an anagram indicator.
'racy'+'aunts'='racyaunts'
'racyaunts' anagrammed gives 'SANCTUARY'.
(Other definitions for sanctuary that I've seen before include "Place of refuge" , "As was Spartacus; arch anti (anag.)" , "Asylum - refuge" , "Area around the altar of a church for the clergy" , "Holy place - asylum" .)