Prominent figure gives money after party (5)
I believe the answer is:
doyen
'prominent figure' is the definition.
'doyen' can be an answer for 'figure' (I have seen 'respected figure' mean 'doyen' so perhaps 'figure' could also mean 'doyen'). I'm not certain of the 'prominent' bit.
'money after party' is the wordplay.
'money' becomes 'yen' (Japanese currency).
'after' says to put letters next to each other.
'party' becomes 'do' (do is a kind of party).
'yen' put after 'do' is 'DOYEN'.
'gives' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for doyen that I've seen before include "Senior male figure in a profession" , "Senior member of a profession or academy" , "Greatly respected person" , "Senior member of a professional group" , "The most respected among experts" .)