Horrible imp hurt crow when successful (7)
I believe the answer is:
triumph
'crow when successful' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'horrible imp hurt' is the wordplay.
'horrible' is an anagram indicator.
'imp'+'hurt'='imphurt'
'imphurt' is an anagram of 'TRIUMPH'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for triumph that I've seen before include "celebrate victory" , "Crow" , "motorbike" , "Victory, win" , "Outstanding victory" .)