Sounding hesitant with a note that's somewhat tasty (5)
I believe the answer is:
umami
'sounding hesitant' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I cannot tell whether it can be defined by this definition.
'a note that's somewhat tasty' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'a' is present in the answer.
'note' could be 'mi' (as in do-re-mi) and 'mi' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'um' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'with' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for umami that I've seen before include "Fifth flavour" , "Newly discovered taste" , "Savoury flavour" , "meaty taste" , "Savoury taste sensation produced by glutamates - I, a mum (anag)" .)