A score for Tipp, by the sound of it (5)
I believe the answer is:
point
'a score' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'tipp by the sound of it' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'of' could be 'o' and 'o' is present in the answer.
'it' could be 't' (abbreviation. e.g. in 'tis) and 't' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'pin' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).
'for' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for point that I've seen before include "Indicate digitally" , "Land jutting into sea" , "Significance" , "Juncture" , "Knife tip" .)