Creature at one time seen round central part of Hindu Kush? (5)
I believe the answer is:
ounce
'creature' is the definition.
(term for the snow leopard)
'one time seen round central part of hindu kush?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'one' could be 'un' (northern English dialect form of 'one') and 'un' is located in the answer.
'round' could be 'o' (round can mean a round object) and 'o' is found within the answer.
'central' could be 'c' (common abbreviation in various government acronyms) and 'c' is found in the answer.
A single letter 'e' remains which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'at' is the link.
(Other definitions for ounce that I've seen before include "16 for a pound" , "one of sixteen in a pound" , "One cat" , "Small quantity - snow leopard" , "one of a number in the pound" .)