Female captivates very peaceful type (4)
I believe the answer is:
dove
'peaceful type' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'female captivates very' is the wordplay.
'female' becomes 'doe' (I've seen this before).
'captivates' indicates putting letters inside.
'very' becomes 'v' (abbreviation).
'doe' enclosing 'v' is 'DOVE'.
(Other definitions for dove that I've seen before include "So-called pacifist" , "Peacemaker" , "Bird in the pigeon family" , "Peace lover; bird" , "Mourning, collared, bird" .)