State caught off guard by what the prince, for example, might want to get his hands on (6)
I believe the answer is:
throne
'state caught off guard by what the prince for example might want to get his hands on' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot understand how one could define the other.
'the prince for example might want to get his hands on' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'the' could be 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects) and 't' is found within the answer.
'on' is found in the answer.
'to get' could be 're' (I've seen this in other clues) and 're' is found in the remaining letters.
A single letter 'h' remains which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for throne that I've seen before include "Chair of the monarch" , "Ceremonial chair for bishop or king" , "Ceremonial seat" , "heads" , "Sovereign's chair" .)