Play a note and strike a chord? (4,1,4)
I believe the answer is:
ring a bell
'play a note and strike a chord?' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I cannot judge whether it can be defined by this definition.
'play a note and strike a chord?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'play' could be 'be' (as in playing a character) and 'be' is located in the answer.
'a' is found in the answer.
'note' could be 'n' (abbreviation) and 'n' is found within the answer.
'chord?' could be 'g' (G chord in music) and 'g' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'rill' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for ring a bell that I've seen before include "Contribute to ding-dong" , "Seem familiar; toll" , "jog memories" , "jog one's memory" , "start to arouse memory" .)