Cymbal lady used muffled poet's story (6)
I believe the answer is:
ballad
'muffled poet's story' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both related to communication as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?
'cymbal lady' is the wordplay.
'BALLAD' is hidden in amongst the letters.
However, I am not sure how the hidden word is indicated.
'used' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for ballad that I've seen before include "Folk song" , "Song that tells a story" , "Simple song or poem" , "A simple or old song" , "delivered by singer" .)