Inflection (6)
'inflection' is the definition.
(accent is a kind of inflection)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for accent that I've seen before include "Regional speech characteristic" , "Distinctive way of talking" , "Possibly a grave sign" , "Local way of speaking or enunciation" , "A diacritic mark" .)
'inflection' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for tone that I've seen before include "Pitch (sound)" , "Mood" , "accent" , "Note as in voice" , "Shade" .)