Prince returned container after hours (5)
I believe the answer is:
rajah
'prince' is the definition.
(I have seen 'Indian prince' mean 'rajah' so perhaps 'prince' could also mean 'rajah')
'returned container after hours' is the wordplay.
'returned' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'container' becomes 'ajar' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'after' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'hours' becomes 'h'.
'ajar' reversed gives 'raja'.
'raja'+'h'='RAJAH'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for rajah that I've seen before include "Asian ruler" , "Hindu ruler" , "Royal Indian male" , "Former Indian ruler" , "Indian king or prince" .)