Court initially filled with the sound of hounds? (4)
I believe the answer is:
woof
'sound of hounds?' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't see how one could define the other.
'court initially filled' is the wordplay.
'court' becomes 'woo' (synonyms).
'initially' suggests taking the first letters.
The first letter of 'filled' is 'f'.
'woo'+'f'='WOOF'
'with the' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for woof that I've seen before include "Yarn" , "Barking sound" , "from the setter?" , "Toto's line?" , "Bark, yap" .)