Sound of bell or drum curtailed (4)
I believe the answer is:
bong
'sound of bell' is the definition.
'bong' can be an answer for 'bell' (thesaurus). I am not certain of the 'sound of' bit.
'drum curtailed' is the wordplay.
'drum' becomes 'bongo' (bongo drum is a kind of drum).
'curtailed' means to remove the last letter.
'bongo' with its last letter removed is 'BONG'.
'or' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for bong that I've seen is " pipe".)
I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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