Symbol sent to me after time (5)
I believe the answer is:
totem
'symbol' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'sent to me after time' is the wordplay.
'sent' is an anagram indicator (send can mean to excite or stimulate).
'after' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'time' becomes 't' (abbreviation).
'to'+'me'='tome'
'tome' is an anagram of 'otem'.
'otem' put after 't' is 'TOTEM'.
(Other definitions for totem that I've seen before include "Symbolic object with ritualistic associations" , "Symbol, emblem" , "Sign" , "(Tribal) emblem" , "symbolic animal" .)