Creatures some way caught in nets (5)
I believe the answer is:
newts
'creatures' is the definition.
(newt is a kind of creature)
'way caught in nets' is the wordplay.
'way' becomes 'w' (Compass direction - West).
'caught in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'w' put into 'nets' is 'NEWTS'.
'some' is the link.
(Other definitions for newts that I've seen before include "creatures" , "Small amphibians, efts" , "Kind of water lizards or efts" .)