Remarkable rasping sound heard (5)
I believe the answer is:
great
'remarkable' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
I can't explain the rest of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for great that I've seen before include "Wonderful" , "Large, important" , "Large; fine" , "Brunel's third and last steamship" , "Of considerable size" .)