I pry about and find a racket (5)
I believe the answer is:
noise
'a racket' is the definition.
(racket can mean a loud noise)
'i pry about' is the wordplay.
'pry' becomes 'nose' (synonyms).
'about' indicates putting letters inside.
'i' placed within 'nose' is 'NOISE'.
'and find' is the link.
(Other definitions for noise that I've seen before include "Hum" , "interference" , "Sound of any kind" , "Virgil's birthplace" , "Excessive sound" .)