Charming sounds from hippopotamus I captured (5)
I believe the answer is:
music
'charming sounds' is the definition.
'music' can be an answer for 'sounds' (I have seen 'Melodious sounds' mean 'music' so perhaps 'sounds' could also mean 'music'). I'm not sure about the 'charming' bit.
'from hippopotamus i captured' is the wordplay.
'from' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue.
'MUSIC' is hidden in the letters of 'hippopotamus i captured'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for music that I've seen before include "Strains" , "Sweet sound." , "Orsino's food of love (Twelfth Night)" , "orchestral work" , "Melody, harmony" .)