Charming sounds from hippopotamus I captured (5)
I believe the answer is:
music
'charming sounds' is the definition.
'music' can be an answer for 'sounds' (I have seen 'Melodious sounds' mean 'music' so perhaps 'sounds' could also mean 'music'). I am not sure about the 'charming' bit.
'from hippopotamus i captured' is the wordplay.
'from' says the answer is hidden in the clue.
'MUSIC' is hidden in the letters of 'hippopotamus i captured'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for music that I've seen before include "Strains" , "Sweet sound." , "Orsino's food of love (Twelfth Night)" , "orchestral work" , "Melody, harmony" .)