Applaud pound in award for selection for team (4)
I believe the answer is:
clap
'applaud' is the definition.
(synonyms)
'pound in award for selection for team' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'pound' could be 'l' (the pound sign is based on an L) and 'l' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'cap' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for clap that I've seen before include "Sudden loud noise (of thunder?)" , "Applaud in manual way" , "Make sound of applause" , "express approval" , "cheer" .)