Hoarse voice
I believe the answer is:
rasp
'hoarse voice' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for rasp that I've seen before include "File - berry" , "Make a grating noise" , "unpleasant noise" , "Coarse file or grating sound" , "It is used to grate" .)