Loud jug, less people, maybe? (5)
I believe the answer is:
fewer
'less people maybe?' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'loud jug' is the wordplay.
'loud' becomes 'f' (short for forte - 'loud' in music).
'jug' becomes 'ewer' (type of vessel).
'f'+'ewer'='FEWER'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for fewer that I've seen before include "Reduced" , "Less in number" , "in smaller numbers" , "smaller number of people" , "Not so many" .)