Princesses had contrived way to get money (4,9)
I believe the answer is:
cash dispenser
'money' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't see how one could define the other.
'princesses had contrived' is the wordplay.
'contrived' indicates anagramming the letters.
'princesses'+'had'='princesseshad'
'princesseshad' with letters rearranged gives 'CASH DISPENSER'.
'way to get' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for cash dispenser that I've seen before include "Hole in the wall" , "Automatic teller machine" , "Hole-in-the-wall" , "ATM" , "Automated bank teller" .)