White whale, maybe seen through special binoculars (6)
I believe the answer is:
albino
'white' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'through special binoculars' is the wordplay.
'through' says the answer is hidden in the clue.
'ALBINO' is hidden in the letters of 'special binoculars'.
'whale maybe seen' acts as a link.
This may not be right. Some or all of it may belong to another bit of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for albino that I've seen before include "Person or animal lacking pigmentation" , "Abnormally white person or animal" , "Unpigmented creature" , "Pink-eyed being" , "Colourless character" .)