Birds in the wilderness (5)
I believe the answer is:
ernes
'birds' is the definition.
(erne is a kind of bird)
'in the wilderness' is the wordplay.
'in' indicates a hidden word.
'ERNES' is hidden within 'wilderness'.
(Other definitions for ernes that I've seen before include "sea eagles" , "They fly across the sea" , "Certain birds" , "Irish lough's" , "Sea-eagles" .)