Get wind of tip around first race (5)
I believe the answer is:
learn
'get wind of' is the definition.
('learn' can be a synonym of 'get wind of')
'tip around first race' is the wordplay.
'tip' becomes 'lean' ('lean' can be a synonym of 'tip'**).
'around' is an insertion indicator.
'first' suggests taking the first letters.
The first letter of 'race' is 'r'.
'lean' placed around 'r' is 'LEARN'.
(Other definitions for learn that I've seen before include "Study - find out" , "Discover - study" , "Find out - assimilate facts" , "Ascertain" , "Con" .)