Recall a time before permitted visits (5)
I believe the answer is:
evoke
'recall' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'a time before permitted visits' is the wordplay.
'a time before' becomes 'eve' (the eve of something is the night before).
'permitted' becomes 'ok' (I've seen this in other clues).
'visits' indicates putting letters inside (visit can mean to go into).
'eve' enclosing 'ok' is 'EVOKE'.
(Other definitions for evoke that I've seen before include "Conjure up" , "call-up" , "Elicit (a response)" , "Call forth (a response)" , "Awake memories" .)