Inched away from Indo-Chinese racket (5)
I believe the answer is:
noise
'racket' is the definition.
('noise' can be a synonym of 'racket')
I don't understand how the remainder of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for noise that I've seen before include "Racket, din" , "Unwelcome sound" , "Uproar" , "Rumour" , "Static - sound" .)