Girl held back by Indian elephant (5)
I believe the answer is:
elena
'girl' is the definition.
'held back by indian elephant' is the wordplay.
'back by' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'held' indicates a hidden word.
'anele' is hidden within 'indian elephant'.
'anele' written backwards gives 'ELENA'.
(Other definitions for elena that I've seen before include "Spanish girl" , "Girl's name" .)