Sounded conspicuous (10)
I believe the answer is:
pronounced
This clue is a double definition.
'sounded' is the first definition.
(thesaurus)
'conspicuous' is the second definition.
(thesaurus)
(Other definitions for pronounced that I've seen before include "Strong" , "Spoken - distinct" , "Striking" , "conspicuous" , "Decided" .)