Victor left golf club as the rain eased off (5)
I believe the answer is:
drier
'as the rain eased off' is the definition.
(it's drier when it's not raining)
'victor left golf club' is the wordplay.
'victor' becomes 'V' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'left' indicates named letters should be taken away.
'golf club' becomes 'driver' (I've seen this in another clue).
'driver' with 'v' taken out is 'DRIER'.
(Other definitions for drier that I've seen before include "Less wet" , "Machine giving spin" , "getting less rainfall" , "Airer" , "Appliance to remove moisture" .)