Rang, as bells (6)
I believe the answer is:
tolled
'rang as bells' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for tolled that I've seen before include "Of bell, rang sonorously" , "Sounded the bell" , "Of bell, rang solemnly" , "Rang for the dead" , "Of bell, rang with slow strokes" .)