Squirrel away from tip of Chile pine (5)
I believe the answer is:
cache
'squirrel away' is the definition.
(synonyms)
'tip of chile pine' is the wordplay.
'tip of' says to take the initial letters.
'pine' becomes 'ache' (synonyms).
The first letter of 'chile' is 'c'.
'c'+'ache'='CACHE'
'from' is the link.
(Other definitions for cache that I've seen before include "Hiding-place for treasure etc" , "Hiding place for treasure or store" , "Conceal" , "Something hidden" , "Secret source" .)