Pass the message early perhaps (5)
I believe the answer is:
relay
'pass the message' is the definition.
'Relay' can be an answer for 'pass' (relaying is a kind of passing). I'm not certain of the 'the message' bit.
'early perhaps' is the wordplay.
'perhaps' indicates anagramming the letters.
'early' anagrammed gives 'RELAY'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for relay that I've seen before include "article in bank" , "supplementary store of anything" , "Receive and pass on - race" , "Team of workers" , "Hand, pass on" .)