Barbershop sounds (5)
I believe the answer is:
snips
'barbershop sounds' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for snips that I've seen before include "Birth-control methods" , "tailors" , "cuts" , "Hand shears for metal" , "Bargains (colloq.), hand shears" .)