A little hooter? (5)
I believe the answer is:
owlet
'a little hooter?' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'hooter?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'hooter?' could be 'owl' (I've seen this before) and 'owl' is located in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for owlet that I've seen before include "Baby nocturnal raptor" , "Wise baby bird?" , "Young nocturnal hunting bird" , "Wise young" , "new hooter?" .)