Hounds, impala, tern, owls (10)
I believe the answer is:
parliament
'hounds impala tern owls' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.
'hounds impala tern owls' is the wordplay.
'impala tern' can be anagrammed to 'PARLIAMENT'.
However, I'm not sure how this is indicated.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for parliament that I've seen before include "UK legislature" , "The law is laid down here" , "Houses" , "Diet" , "Legislative body" .)