A silent one precedes our shouting (7)
I believe the answer is:
clamour
'shouting' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both related to communication as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'a silent one precedes our' is the wordplay.
'a silent one' becomes 'clam' (I've seen this in another clue).
'precedes' means one lot of letters go next to another (some letters come before others).
'clam'+'our'='CLAMOUR'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for clamour that I've seen before include "row" , "Uproar" , "racket" , "Complaints" , "Din and commotion" .)