Hobo excited to hold woodwind item (4)
I believe the answer is:
oboe
'woodwind item' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?
'hobo excited to hold' is the wordplay.
'to hold' says the answer is hidden in the clue (I've seen 'holding' mean this).
'OBOE' is hidden within 'hobo excited'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for oboe that I've seen before include "Walk with exaggerated movements" , "issuer of notes" , "Instrument used in 1d" , "Double-reed wind instrument" , "Orchestral instrument" .)