Lark Ascending enthrals a South African village (5)
I believe the answer is:
kraal
'south african village' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'lark ascending enthrals a' is the wordplay.
'ascending' says the letters should be written backwards.
'enthrals' indicates putting letters inside.
'lark' in reverse letter order is 'kral'.
'kral' placed around 'a' is 'KRAAL'.
(Other definitions for kraal that I've seen before include "Pen" , "Fenced settlement" , "African hutted village" , "African village enclosure" , "South African village" .)