Give one a ring then elope perhaps (9)
I believe the answer is:
telephone
'give one a ring' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'then elope perhaps' is the wordplay.
'perhaps' indicates an anagram.
'then'+'elope'='thenelope'
'thenelope' with letters rearranged gives 'TELEPHONE'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for telephone that I've seen before include "Communicating tool" , "Electronic voice transmitter" , "Electronic sound equipment" , "Reference book for callers" , "It transmits speech at a distance" .)