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 quite see how this works, but
'be' could be 'need' (needing is a kind of being) and 'need' is found in the answer.
'it' could be 'e' ('e' can mean 'electronic' which is similar to 'IT') and 'e' is located in the answer.
A single letter 'd' remains which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'to' is the 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" .)
