Sounded like a bell (4)
I believe the answer is:
rang
'sounded like a bell' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for rang that I've seen before include "Chimed" , "Made tolling sound or phoned" , "Phoned; reverberated" , "Made a phone call" , "Called" .)