Hardly sending ton back (3)
I believe the answer is:
not
'hardly' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'sending ton back' is the wordplay.
'ton' can be anagrammed to 'NOT'.
Though, I am unsure how the anagram is indicated.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for not that I've seen before include "Having close-cut hair" , "logically, operation needed" , "Type of logic gate" , "Negation of what follows" , "A negative word" .)