Wild threats to kidnap a little darling (10)
I believe the answer is:
sweetheart
'darling' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'wild threats to kidnap a little' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'a' is present in the answer.
'little' could be 'wee' ('wee' can be similar in meaning to 'little') and 'wee' is found in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for sweetheart that I've seen before include "Beloved" , "Lover" , "ducks" , "Boy- or girlfriend" , "Love" .)