Inland, Bond has the manuscript for Stirring Songs (8,7)
I believe the answer is:
national anthems
'songs' is the definition.
(national anthem is a kind of song)
'inland bond has the manuscript for stirring' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'the' could be 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects) and 't' is present in the answer.
'manuscript' could be 'ms' (abbreviation for manuscript) and 'ms' is found within the answer.
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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