Wreath that is returned after end of funeral (3)
I believe the answer is:
lei
'wreath' is the definition.
(I know that wreath can be written as lei)
'that is returned after end of funeral' is the wordplay.
'that is' becomes 'ie' (short for Latin 'id est', 'that is').
'returned' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'after' says to put letters next to each other.
'end of' says to take the final letters.
The last letter of 'funeral' is 'l'.
'ie' back-to-front is 'ei'.
'ei' put after 'l' is 'LEI'.
(Other definitions for lei that I've seen before include "Hawaiian wreath" , "Floral necklace" , "Floral garland" , "Hawaiin flower garland" , "neck decoration" .)