Prickly sort around court with us (6)
I believe the answer is:
cactus
'prickly sort' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'around court with us' is the wordplay.
'around' becomes 'ca' (circa).
'court' becomes 'ct' (abbreviation used in road names).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'ca'+'ct'+'us'='CACTUS'
(Other definitions for cactus that I've seen before include "plant, succulent one" , "Succulent desert plant" , "Spiny plant of dry regions" , "Prickly character" , "Often prickly succulent plant native to arid regions" .)