Choose ends like every captain and toss initially? (5)
I believe the answer is:
elect
'choose ends' is the definition.
'elect' can be an answer for 'choose' (electing is a kind of choosing). I am not certain of the 'ends' bit.
'every captain and toss initially?' is the wordplay.
'every captain' becomes 'elec' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'and' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'initially?' indicates taking the first letters (I've seen 'initially' mean this).
The first letter of 'toss' is 't'.
'elec'+'t'='ELECT'
'like' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for elect that I've seen before include "Chosen - to vote" , "Make" , "Vote into office" , "Put in power by voting" , "Choose for Parliament, say" .)