Recorded with lead (4)
I believe the answer is:
cord
'lead' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'recorded with' is the wordplay.
'with' says the answer is hidden in the clue.
'CORD' is hidden in the letters of 'recorded'.
(Other definitions for cord that I've seen before include "Small rope or thick string" , "Small rope; flex" , "Rope; fabric" , "Thin string" , "Line of twisted fibres or threads" .)