Queue at the end of the pier for the ship (5)
I believe the answer is:
liner
'ship' is the definition.
(as in an ocean liner)
'queue at the end of the pier' is the wordplay.
'queue' becomes 'line' (a line of people).
'at the end of' indicates one should take the final letters.
The final letter of 'pier' is 'r'.
'line'+'r'='LINER'
'for the' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for liner that I've seen before include "cruise vessel" , "Large passenger or cargo ship travelling on regular route" , "boat" , "Cruise ship" , "that's found in the kitchen bin, perhaps" .)