Charm of time with wild animals (8)
I believe the answer is:
talisman
'charm' is the definition.
(I know that talisman is a type of charm)
'time with wild animals' is the wordplay.
'time' becomes 't' (abbreviation).
'with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'wild' indicates anagramming the letters.
'animals' anagrammed gives 'alisman'.
't'+'alisman'='TALISMAN'
'of' is the link.
(Other definitions for talisman that I've seen before include "It's thought to be a magical protection against evil or disease" , "Mascot" , "bringer of luck?" , "Protective charm" , "Lucky charm" .)