Program the French put into action getting sound of welcome (8)
I believe the answer is:
applause
'sound of welcome' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both related to communication as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?
'program the french put into action getting' is the wordplay.
'program' becomes 'app' (type of computer program).
'the french' becomes 'la' (one of the French words for 'the').
'put into action' becomes 'use' (I've seen this in another clue).
'getting' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'app'+'la'+'use'='APPLAUSE'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for applause that I've seen before include "Burst of clapping" , "Clapping of hands" , "loud support" , "Appreciation shown by clapping" , "Approval shown by clapping" .)