Hang around waiting for the feathers? (5)
I believe the answer is:
tarry
'hang around waiting' is the definition.
'tarry' can be an answer for 'hang' (thesaurus). I am not certain of the 'around waiting' bit.
'the feathers?' is the wordplay.
'the' becomes 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects).
'feathers?' becomes 'arry' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
't'+'arry'='TARRY'
'for' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for tarry that I've seen before include "Hot and sticky" , "perhaps not to split" , "Famous novel by Patrick Kavanagh - '. . . . . Flynn'" , "Stay longer than intended" , "Delay leaving" .)