Required to be worked in bakery, by the sound of it (6)
I believe the answer is:
needed
'required' is the definition.
('need' can be a synonym of 'require')
'be worked in bakery by the sound of it' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'be' could be 'need' (needing is a kind of being) and 'need' is present in the answer.
'it' could be 'e' ('e' can mean 'electronic' which is similar to 'IT') and 'e' is present in the answer.
A single letter 'd' remains which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'to' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for needed that I've seen before include "Missing" , "'Lacked, required (6)'" , "Lacked something essential" , "Required; sounds like worked (dough)" , "Was in want of" .)