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Paying attention to ambassador, English, at the sound of a bell (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

heeding

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'paying attention to' is the definition.
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'ambassador english at the sound of a bell' is the wordplay.
'ambassador' becomes 'HE' (His or Her Excellency).
'english' becomes 'E' (abbreviation).
'at' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'the sound of a bell' becomes 'ding' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'he'+'e'+'ding'='HEEDING'

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(Other definitions for heeding that I've seen before include "Paying attention to, taking note" , "Paying close attention to" , "Taking notice" , "Listening" , "Noting" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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