Eisteddfod winner cried like lamb, we hear (4)
I believe the answer is:
bard
'eisteddfod winner' is the definition.
(bards compete in the Eisteddfod - Welsh contest)
I cannot understand how the rest of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for bard that I've seen before include "Poet; sounds like forbidden" , "A lyric poet" , "Gray, perhaps" , "Epic poet" , "Animal; cruel person" .)