Resounding noise as family essentially argue (5)
I believe the answer is:
clang
'resounding noise' is the definition.
'clang' can be an answer for 'noise' (clang is a kind of noise). I am not sure about the 'resounding' bit.
'family essentially argue' is the wordplay.
'family' becomes 'clan' (clan can mean a large family).
'essentially' means to look at the middle letters.
The middle letter of 'argue' is 'g'.
'clan'+'g'='CLANG'
'as' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for clang that I've seen before include "Resounding metallic noise" , "Loud resonant noise" , "Ring loud and deep" , "Ring like a bell" , "Metallic ring" .)