Does "Let the meter run" sound, perhaps, great? (10)
I believe the answer is:
tremendous
'great?' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'does let the meter run sound' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'the' could be 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects) and 't' is found in the answer.
'meter' could be 'm' (synonyms) and 'm' is located in the answer.
'run' could be 'r' (cricket abbreviation) and 'r' is present in the answer.
an anagram of 'sound' is 'ndous' which is within the answer.
The remaining letters 'ee' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'perhaps' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for tremendous that I've seen before include "Terrific" , "Fantastic" , "Wonderful" , "Splendid!" , "Excellent; very great" .)