Top of chimney pot caught bird of prey (4)
I believe the answer is:
cowl
'top of chimney pot' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe you can see a link between them that I can't see?
'caught bird of prey' is the wordplay.
'caught' becomes 'c' (cricket abbreviation).
'bird of prey' becomes 'owl' (owl is a kind of bird of prey).
'c'+'owl'='COWL'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for cowl that I've seen before include "Cover for monk or chimney" , "Hood for monk or chimney" , "Monk's hood - chimney cover" , "Hood-shaped covering" , "Monk's hood or chimney covering" .)