See the charge on a container (5)
I believe the answer is:
crate
'a container' is the definition.
(crate is a kind of container)
'see the charge on' is the wordplay.
'see' becomes 'c' (the word for the letter, according to Chambers).
'the charge' becomes 'rate' (rate is a kind of charge).
'on' says to put letters next to each other.
'c'+'rate'='CRATE'
(Other definitions for crate that I've seen before include "Wooden container" , "Car that will hardly go" , "heap" , "old banger" , "Box for shipping" .)