Note Mickey almost is universally recognised (6)
I believe the answer is:
famous
'universally recognised' is the definition.
(known by many people)
'note mickey almost' is the wordplay.
'note' becomes 'fa' (fourth note in sol-fa notation: doh, ray, me...).
'mickey' becomes 'Mouse' (Mickey Mouse).
'almost' means to remove the last letter (almost the whole word is kept).
'mouse' with its final letter removed is 'mous'.
'fa'+'mous'='FAMOUS'
'is' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for famous that I've seen before include "Renowned, noted" , "Known-of widely" , "Eminent" , "Widely known and notable" , "Well known" .)