An hour after midnight, she gets back home (6)
I believe the answer is:
maiden
'back home' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'an hour after midnight she' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'an' could be 'i' (Roman numeral for one) and 'i' is located in the answer.
'she' could be 'de' and 'de' is found within the answer.
'hour' could be 'man' (man hour is a kind of hour) and 'man' is found in the leftover letters.
No letters remain.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'gets' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for maiden that I've seen before include "Female" , "horse that's never won" , "First, inaugural" , "Girl; kind of over" , "Of an aunt, unmarried" .)