His Excellency, the man indicated a laugh (2,2)
I believe the answer is:
he he
'a laugh' is the definition.
(sound of a laugh)
'his excellency the man indicated' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'excellency' could be 'he' and 'he' is located in the answer.
'man' could be 'he' (he refers to a man) and 'he' is found in the answer.
This accounts for all the letters.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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