Troubadour (8)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">troubadour</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(synonyms)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for minstrel that I've seen before include "Medieval singer" , "Mediaeval entertainer" , "Old song 'The ... boy to the wars has gone'" , "Old travelling musician - a boy in Irish song" , "Travelling musician of the middle ages" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">troubadour</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for bard that I've seen before include "Traditional poet" , "Eisteddfod winner" , "Shakespeare" , "Animal; cruel person" , "A drab sort of old poet" .)