Loved ones finally gathered some corn (5)
I believe the answer is:
dears
'loved ones' is the definition.
('dear' can be a synonym of 'loved one')
'finally gathered some corn' is the wordplay.
'finally' suggests the final letters.
'some corn' becomes 'ears' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
The final letter of 'gathered' is 'd'.
'd'+'ears'='DEARS'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for dears that I've seen before include "Elderly ladies (sl.)" , "Darlings" .)