Sounded like a horse tangled in hedge (7)

I believe the answer is:

neighed

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'sounded like a horse' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'tangled in hedge' is the wordplay.
'tangled' is an anagram indicator.
'in'+'hedge'='inhedge'
'inhedge' with letters rearranged gives 'NEIGHED'.

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(Other definitions for neighed that I've seen before include "Heeding (anag)" , "sounded "horsey"" , "how Arab, for example, sounded" , "Made a sound like a horse" , "Whinnied" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.

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