Ring family before end of evening (5)
I believe the answer is:
clang
'ring' is the definition.
(I have seen 'Ring of metal' mean 'clang' so perhaps 'ring' could also mean 'clang')
'family before end of evening' is the wordplay.
'family' becomes 'clan' (I've seen this before).
'before' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'end of' suggests the final letters.
The final letter of 'evening' is 'g'.
'clan'+'g'='CLANG'
(Other definitions for clang that I've seen before include "Metallic ring" , "Loud resonant noise" , "Ring like a bell" , "heavy metal sound" , "Loud resonant metallic sound" .)