What dwarves do captured by wood elves (5)
I believe the answer is:
delve
'what dwarves do' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun but the answer is not.
'captured by wood elves' is the wordplay.
'captured by' indicates a hidden word.
'DELVE' can be found hidden inside 'wood elves'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for delve that I've seen before include "Dig up - search" , "Dig - research deeply" , "Look closely (into)" , "Dig deep" , "Fish around" .)