Imitate screech owlet with wings clipped (4)
I believe the answer is:
echo
'wings clipped' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'imitate screech owlet with' is the wordplay.
'with' indicates a hidden word.
'ECHO' is hidden in the letters of 'imitate screech owlet'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for echo that I've seen before include "Send back" , "Radio operator's word for 'E'" , "Resound; (radar) return" , "Mimic" , "Reflected sound" .)