Not much ringing heard for one who sadly died (6,4)
I believe the answer is:
little nell
'one who sadly died' is the definition.
(Little Nell from Dickens' The Old Curiosity Shop)
'not much ringing heard' is the wordplay.
'not much' becomes 'little' (a small amount).
'ringing' becomes 'knell' (sound of a bell).
'heard' shows a homophone (sound like).
'knell' is a homophone of 'nell'.
'little'+'nell'='LITTLE NELL'
'for' is the link.
(Other definitions for little nell that I've seen before include "orphan in work" , "Dickens character" , "Miss Trent" , "Dickens heroine (The Old Curiosity Shop)" , "Curiosity Shop girl (Dickens)" .)