Provocative glimpse of the pub, by the sound of it! (8)
I believe the answer is:
inciting
'provocative glimpse of the pub by' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.
'sound of it' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'sound' could be 'ting' (tinging is a kind of sounding) and 'ting' is located in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'the' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for inciting that I've seen before include "Provoking or stirring up" , "Urging to action" , "Encouraging or stirring up, violence perhaps" .)